Why Surgery Might Be the Most Minimally Invasive Option for You Do you have a herniated disc, stenosis or other spine condition?

You’re not alone. In fact, over 10 million people in the United States suffer from back pain every year. But, there is hope! The Nevada Spine Clinic and the Robotic Spine Institute of Las Vegas haves been helping patients for over 25 years16 with incredible results. We are one of the few centers that offer efficient robotic, minimally invasive spinal surgery to our patients and we want to help you too!

The spine is a complex structure, and there are many different types of problems that can causereasons for pain in the back or neck. Our doctor, Dr. Kornelis Poelstra, fromof the Robotic Spine Institute of Las Vegas at The Nevada Spine Clinic, has personally helped to developed the latest and most modern surgical robots and techniques that have curedhelped patients with spinal conditions, including herniated discs, sciatica, stenosis, scoliosis, degenerative disc disease and more. We’ve taken a moment to sit down with Dr. Poelstra to talk to him about his techniques:

Q: Dr. Poelstra, what is one example of a situation where surgery may the most minimally invasive option for a patient?
A: “Well, I think, first off, that patients these days deserve need to be educated about their diagnoses and the technology we are now able to utilize for their problem.have been able to utilize. For example, for a lumbar procedure Wewe are not never rushing to recommend surgery out of the gate, as , conservative treatment is typically preferred,. hHowever, in a situation where a patient is suffering from ongoingunremitting back pain due to and conservative treatment failures could allow our have failed, spine surgery may to be the most minimally invasive option. No large incisions or soft tissue dissection, as. placement of pedicle screw 4 pedicle screws placement with thea robot now only takes can take up to maybe 10-12 8 minutes and causes only a few teaable spoons of blood loss. Traditionally, that process could take up to twoone hours with lengthy hospital stays. Of course, we are not rushing to recommend surgery, conservative treatment is preferred. However, in a situation where a patient is suffering from ongoing back pain and conservative treatments have failed, spine surgery may be the most minimally invasive option.

Q: You might be asking, hHow can SURGERY be MINIMALLY INVASIVE?
A: Well, sSpine surgery doesn’t mean what it did in the past. With our techniques, hospital stays are very short, soft tissue recovery is fast, and blood loss is minimal, don’t usually extend for a long period of time, along with substantial complication reductions have been reduced due to the experience with- and accuracy of- our technology., and as a result the blood loss has been substantially less than what we have seen. We use software to utilize precisely pre-plan each-and-every surgery operative planning software to map out our surgical plan individual to each patient’s needs and use cutting edge instrumentation to complete our procedures with limited highly reduced operative time, allowing for a much faster recovery. “

All of us at the Robotic Institute of Las Vegas are proud to be at the forefront of minimally spine invasive surgery, using robotic technology to provide patients with less pain, faster recovery times, and better results. Our spine techniques can help people who have been living with chronic back or neck pain get their lives back on track without having to deal with long hospital stays or extensive blood loss. You can go home after your surgery feeling like yourself again! It’s not just about getting rid of your pain; it’s also about restoring your quality of life so you can feel great again. Our goal is to help our patients return to their active lifestyles quickly and safely by providing them with excellent care from some of the most highly-trained spine surgeons in the country.