For millions of Americans, back pain is a simple, if life unpleasant fact. Research shows that approximately 80 percent of us experience it at some point in our lives. Happily, in 9 10 cases, the pain disappears. But for about 5 per cent of the aching backs, chronic pain. Americans spend less than 50 million dollars each year on drugs, hot and cold compresses and other methods of treatment of back pain and back pain is the second as the most common neurological ailment United States headaches.
Up to now, patients had only one choice, surgery, when other methods of control of the pain had failed said Kaixuan Liu MD, PhD, a recognized nationally in endoscopic spine surgery leader and Chief in the column column of the Atlantic in the traditional Edison, N.J. (or "Open") care surgery surgeon usually involves general anesthesia, a hospital stay, large scars and long recovery times. And, unfortunately, in many cases, surgery does not provide relief lasting, leaving the patient dependent on Narcotic analgesics for the rest of his life.
Smaller is better
Happily, patients with chronic back pain have choice today, said Dr. Liu. "Now we can perform surgery minimally invasive, using an endoscope, a small tube with a video camera on the end that allows doctors to see the spine and the surrounding tissue without making a large incision", said. Endoscopic column spinal procedures can be used to correct many of the conditions that cause chronic back pain and even repair surgery previous errors.
"Spine surgery is a very common procedure for the treatment of lower back pain," says Dr. Liu. These operations are usually using cages, graft bone, bars and screws. "If a patient is still pain, called surgery failed back or FBSS, syndrome," says. "Unfortunately, pain is often much worse than before of the surgery, and many patients FBSS are disabled, isolated and heavily medicated." FBSS occurs in 20 to 40 percent of the surgeries of open spine, he says, and ironically, it is often caused by scarring which was created by the surgery itself.
In a procedure of endoscopic spine, the muscles around the spine gently eased apart, not cut as you would open surgery. "This means that we can make a small incision - less than the diameter of an adult small finger - and leave the tissue surrounding, healthy and safe," says Dr. Liu. This procedure quick (and simple) means less pain, risk of infection or other complications and much faster recovery for the patient, time as well. In fact, most people leave the hospital the same day and is back to its regular activities in six weeks.
Specific treatment
"Any changes in the bones, nerves and other tissues of the spinal column may cause chronic pain," says. The most common are the disc degeneration, hernia (in which core gelatinous last anti-torpedo disc part external disk), bone Spurs (bone Overgrowth that commonly occurs on the rear of the spine), pellizcados nerves and spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal often caused by degeneration).
Dr. Liu uses Endoscopic Spine techniques to perform foraminotomies, what bone remove spurs, scars protruding from disks and other problems, as well as lumbar discectomies, what disk repair anti-torpedo and hernias.
Research shows that endoscopic lumbar discectomies produce similar results to standard discectomy - surgery many patients are free of pain after two years, while still providing many advantages, such as a faster recovery and less postoperative pain.
A drawback of endoscopic spinal surgery says Dr. Liu, could be in the search for a qualified surgeon. "While more and more surgeons are offering this procedure, unfortunately, endoscopic spine surgery learning curve is very steep," says Dr. Liu, who has done more than 800 of endoscopic surgeries spine and is a member of the international promotion of spinal column, The American Society of interventionist (ASIPP), the American Academy of Medicine (AAPM) pain and society international (IITS) Intradiscales therapy medical Pain surgery society. "This technique is still in its infancy and orthopaedic spine surgery today residents most and Neurosurgery graduated without having been exposed to it."
Description: Kaixuan Liu, M.D., pH.d., Dr. Liu is a leader in endoscopic surgery of the spine. It has extensive experience in this field in rapid evolution and treats herniated disc, spinal stenosis, failed neck or shoulders surgeries, spondylolisthesis, and many other diseases and conditions in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar column. Patients come from all the United States. Dr. Liu is certified by the American Board of Pain Medicine and the American Board of Anesthesiology. Of fellowship training in minimally invasion on advanced spine surgery orthopedic South Florida, Dr. Liu was founded the attention of the Atlantic, LLC, column in Edison, New Jersey. http://www.Laser-Spine.com
Dr. Liu graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Hubei China in 1985. From 1985 to 1989, he received training resident in Beijing Medical University cardiothoracic surgery. He was awarded a degree of Master of surgery of the Beijing Medical University in 1989. Later received an additional year of postgraduate training in thoracic surgery in China and Japan in Beijing friendship hospital. In 1990, Dr. Liu emigrated to United States as a medical scientist to develop innovative therapies for human lung cancer at the University of medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). He completed his masters and doctorate study focused on research and Auburn University, Alabama breast cancer gene therapy. Earned his Ph.d. in molecular medicine from Auburn University in 1998. After obtaining his doctorate, Dr. Liu developed a strong interest in pain medicine. There he received one year clinical surgery training and three years of training in anaesthesia in Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
As a renowned physician scientist, Dr. Liu is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences. In 1990, International Union against cancer, headquartered in Switzerland, awarded a prize to Dr. Liu in recognition of his outstanding medical research. Dr. Liu is currently a member of the international society for the promotion of surgery of the spine, the American Society of interventionist medical Pain (ASIPP), the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), international society of therapy to Intradiscales (IITS) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Also serves as an international surgeon for the foundations column in England.
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