People often think of spine surgery as being the “last stop” before a life of ever-decreasing mobility.
That may have been true once upon a time, but not anymore.
Technology today is light years ahead of where it once was even just a few years ago. Procedures that once took many hours to perform with days spent in the hospital and months spent in recovery, can now be done in one to three hours with a simple overnight stay in the hospital, or even home the same day. Additionally, recovery is quicker and more complete.
In fact, patients undergoing spine surgery with Dr. Keat Ooi will be happy to know that he is an expert in minimally invasive procedures – meaning smaller incisions, less muscle and tissue disruption, faster recovery, and better outcomes.
Nearly everyone knows someone who has experienced bone, joint, or muscle pain in the back or neck. This type of pain can be debilitating and life-altering. Thanks to the skill of orthopedic spine surgeons like Dr. Ooi, pain can be relieved or even eliminated so patients can live life more fully.
Spine pain can be the result of any number of spine conditions that affect the vertebrae of your cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper back), and/or lumbar spine (lower back), the discs between the vertebra, and/or the ligaments, spinal cord, and nerves around the area. Dr. Ooi provides expert care for issues involving the entire spine, with special expertise in decompression surgery, disc fusion, disc replacement, and revision surgery.
However, in most cases, Dr. Ooi will try nonsurgical techniques to treat your pain before he considers spine surgery.