Celling Treatment Centers

Spinal Fusion Alternative for Back Pain, Neck Pain, Spinal Stenosis, Sciatica and more...

At Celling Treatment Centers, we specialize in alternatives to open back surgery and spinal fusion alternatives for back pain, neck pain, bulging discs, bone spurs, spine arthritis, sciatica and other painful conditions of the back and neck.

In fact, spine fusion alternatives are the hallmark of Celling Treatment Centers.

We use contemporary, state-of-the-art minimally invasive and laser spine procedures to treat conditions of the spine that historically would have been treateed with open back surgery or a spinal fusion.

Our spinal fusion alternative does not require the prolonged painful recovery time of a spinal fusion and most people return to their normal activities in several days.

Before you have a spinal fusion or open back surgery, let us review your MRI scan. There is no obligation with this free service and you will be able to speak to a friendly board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon who can review all of your options with you - FREE MRI REVIEW

Spinal Fusion Alternatives

In 2008, an important 5-year, multi-institution, research study looked at 3 of the most common back conditions - disc herniation, degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis - and compared surgical treatment vs. non-surgical treatment. The research study was sponsored and approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The results from the Disc Herniation trial found that while both groups improved substantially after treatment, the improvement from standard surgery, a procedure called "discectomy", was more rapid and patients reported better results in physical function and satisfaction one and two years after the operation.

The results are from the Degenerative Spondylolisthesis trial found that patients with spinal stenosis accompanied by degenerative spondylolisthesis who were treated surgically showed substantially greater improvement in pain and function through 2 years follow-up compared to patients treated nonsurgically.

The results from Spinal Stenosis trial found that patients with spinal stenosis who were treated surgically showed significantly greater improvement in pain, function and disability through 2 years follow-up compared to patients treated non-surgically.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2008/12/16a.html

http://www.dartmouth.edu/sport-trial/whatissport.htm

National survey data showed a rapid increase in the use of spinal fusion from 1996 to 2001 as a result of new technological advances, financial incentives, and controversial expansion of indications and a high rate of re-operations.  These increases were not associated with reports of improved efficacy of fusion techniques (Deyo, et al., 2004, 2005).  They further stated that, "Evidence-based practice for degenerative spine disorders might reserve the use of spinal fusions for spondylolisthesis and only rare cases of disk herniation or spinal stenosis without spondylolisthesis," and that "More evidence from clinical trials should be required for degenerative disk disease to be an accepted indication." 

Four randomized controlled trials comparing lumbar fusion to non-surgical treatments found that nearly 15% (58/399) of patients receiving lumbar fusion experienced complications.  The most frequent complications reported included re-operation (with rates ranging from 0% - 46.1%), infection (0% - 9%), device-related complications (0% - 17.8%), neurologic complications (0.7% - 25.8%), thrombosis (0% - 4%), bleeding/vascular complications (0% - 12.8%), and dural injury (0.5% - 29%).  In another study, a 12% two-year incidence rate of major complications following lumbar spinal fusion was reported, with a re-operation rate of 14.6% for that population.  Other complications reported in the literature include the potential for adjacent segment degeneration (development of disc degeneration, hypertrophic facets, dynamic instability, and/or spinal stenosis in adjacent levels), pseudoarthrosis, bone graft donor site pain and infection, instrumentation prominence or failure, neural injuries, and failure to relieve pain (Dettori, et al., 2008).

Suggested Reading:

Stunning Article on Back Fusion Outcomes - 10/14/2010

Complications from Disc Replacement continue - Justice News Flash

Benefits of Spine Fusion Surgery Debunked by Studies - Bloomberg News

Doctors Getting Rich Performing Unnecessary Spinal Fusions - Injury Board

BMP used in spinal fusions linked to higher complication rates - AMA Journal

Top Spine Surgeons Reap Royalties, Medicare Bounty - Wall Street Journal

Minimally invasive alternatives to spine fusion and open back surgery for those with back pain, neck pain, sciatica, spinal stenosis, herniated discs, bulging discs, painful discs, bone spurs, spine arthritis and degenerative disc disease.

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