SPINE SURGERY
The main reason why patients travel abroad to have spine surgery is due to the very high costs in the US. In Canada, patients with severe back pain face long waits to see a spine surgeon and undergo spine surgery. If you are a candidate for spine surgery, it is essential to decide where to have it done. Therefore, it is crucial to be informed about the credentials and training of the doctors who will perform your surgery. Depending on each particular case, spine surgery can be performed in the traditional way (open surgery) or minimally invasive.
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Kyphosis: Kyphosis is seen when a person’s spinal balance has moved too far forward to allow the spine to effectively carry the body weight without progressive deformity, pain or neurologic loss of function. Patients typically walk in a forward flexed posture being unable to stand up straight. This condition can also occur along with scoliosis causing Kyphoscoliosis.Read More



A variety of spinal tumors may occur in the spine. They may originate in the spinal cord itself, the spinal roots, the dural sac which surrounds the spinal cord, or the vertebrae (bones). They may be primary—originating from the spine or spinal cord—or metastatic, originating elsewhere. Surgery for a spinal tumor is generally indicated for progressive motor weakness or loss of bowel or bladder control of short duration. In addition, surgery may be required in situations where the spine has become unstable because of the tumor. Lastly, surgery may be the only available intervention for some tumors that are insensitive to radiation or chemotherapRead More
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