Minimally Invasive Procedures for Spinal Pain

Dr. Sudhir Diwan presents an extended discussion of minimally invasive procedures for spinal pain management. Dr. Diwan describes the association between chronic spinal pain and the degenerative spine along with the evolution of the interventional algorithm for pain treatment. He also discusses the limitations of surgery for back pain despite advances in surgical technologies, followed by a description of minimally invasive treatment options that currently precede and, in some cases, prevent surgical intervention. Dr. Diwan also introduces novel technologies for minimally invasive arthrodesis (e.g., INSITE, iFuse, Tricor, Rialto).