>>> GOOD MORNING, AND THANKS FOR
JOINING US.
THE SPINE IS AMONG THE MOST
IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE HUMAN
BODY THAT CONSISTS OF BONES,
DISKS, AND LIGAMENTS THAT
PROVIDES MOVEMENT AND STRUCTURE
TO THE BODY.
ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM CAN
LEAD TO SERIOUS PAIN OR
PROBLEMS.
HERE TO DISCUSS THOSE ARE DR.
MATTHEW WILSON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING
US TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> LET'S START OFF WITH REALLY
BROAD, WHAT DOES A NEUROSURGEON
DO?
>> OPERATE ON THE SPAIN AND
NERVOUS SYSTEM.
>> THE COMMON THING IS BACK
PAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVE WITH
IT DAY IN AND DAY OUT, WHAT ARE
THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF THAT?
>> A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO BACK
PAIN, RUPTURED DISKS, BASIC
DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS OF THE
SPINE, FRACTURE ARE COMMON IN
THIS PART OF A COUNTRY.
>> YOU SAY IT'S COMMON WITH
THOSE ABOVE AGE 40 OR 50?
>> YES, IT GETS WORSE.
>> WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
>> PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF PAIN IN
THE BACK, DOWN ONE OR BOTH LEGS,
FATIGUE IN THE LEGS, WITHOUT
PAIN OR NUMBNESS OR TINGLING IN
THE LEGS.
>> SOMEBODY LISTENING MAY SAY
THAT'S ME, THEY ABOUT TO TO A
DOCTOR.
HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED?
>> VERY OFTEN A HISTORY, TALKING
TO SOMEONE WHO SEES IT WITH
REGULARITY, THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH
BUT CONFIRMED WITH A CAT SCAN.
>> THANKFULLY MODERN MEDICINE
HAS COME SO FAR, WHAT'S THE
TREATMENT?
>> EVERYONE TRIES A CONSERVATIVE
MEASURE, DEPENDING ON THE
SEVERITY OF THE SCENE AND THE
SYMPTOMS.
SO THAT PHYSICAL THERAPY AND
MOVING, WHETHER IT'S WALKING OR
SWIMMING ARE IMPORTANT WAYS TO
KEEP PEOPLE ACTIVE.
THERE ARE INVASIVE PAIN
MANAGEMENT TREATMENTS.
INJECTIONS ARE FREQUENTLY USED.
SURGERY WINDS UP BEING THE MORE
COMMON TREATMENTS FOR IT.
>> THERE ARE VARIOUS WAYS OF
GOING ABOUT THE SURGERY,
DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR DOCTOR
SAYS IS RIGHT FOR YOU.
THERE'S A FUSION OPTION, WHAT'S
THE DIFFERENCE THERE?
>> WHEN WE FUSE A SPINE WE'RE
TURNING TWO BONES INTO ONE.
SCREWS INTO THE BONE THAT WE
WISH T FUSE.
IT NEEDS TO BE NECESSARY IN
ORDER TO BE WORTH HAVING GONE
THROUGH ALL OF THAT.
NONFUSION IS THE ABSENCE OF
THAT.
WE UNPINCH THE NEVERS AND THAT'S
THE -- NERVES AND THAT'S THE END
OF IT.
>> AND COFLEX THAT'S A NONFUSION
OPTION, WHO'S RIGHT FOR THAT?
>> IT'S BEEN A REAL IMPORTANT
PART OF MY PRACTICE IN THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS.
I THINK THAT ANYBODY WHO'S HAD A
LAMENECTOMY, UNPINCHING OF THE
SERVES COULD STAND FOR THE
COFLEX INSERTED.
THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD BENEFIT THE
MOST IS NOT HAVE A FUSION.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN
STABILIZING THE SPINE WITHOUT
FUSING PEOPLE IN THAT WAY HAS
BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT IN
SHORTENING PATIENT'S STAY IN THE
HOSPITAL, THE RECOVERY PERIODS,
BUT FOR THOSE WHO WOULD NOT HAVE
HAD A FUSION, THE SUCCESS RATES
OF THE OPERATION IS
SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER.
LESS POST OPERATIVE PAIN OR
NEEDING ANOTHER OPERATION DOWN
THE ROAD.
>> THAT'S MUSIC TO PEOPLE'S
EARS.
ONE AND DONE SURGERY YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO NEED SOMETHING DOWN THE
LINE, THAT'LL MAKE EARS PERK UP.
YOU HAVE A MODEL WITH YOU.
>> IT'S A SIMPLE DEVICE.
I THINK THAT YOU LOOK AT IT AND
WONDER HOW IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR
CHANGES IN PEOPLE'S PRACTICE
PATTERNS.
WHAT WE DO IS UNPINCH THE NERVES
THAT ARE IN THIS SPACE BETWEEN
YOUR SPINE PROCESSES AND WHEN
WE'RE FINISHED WE TAP THAT IN.
IT LOCKS WITH THE SPINE
PROCESSES AND ALLOWS FOR ADDED
STABLIZATION COMPARED TO WHAT WE
NORMALLY DO.
>> THE RECOVERY TIME IS LESS,
PEOPLE WILL BE COVERED BY
INSURANCE WITH THIS?
>> YEAH, IT'S COVERED BY PRETTY
MUCH EVERY INSURANCE.
IT'S DONE WIDELY.
>> FANTASTIC, IT'LL RETAIN THE
MOBILITY IN A LOT OF WAYS AND
PEOPLE THINK THEY HAVE THIS
PROBLEM OR SOMETHING ELSE, HOW
CAN THEY MAKE AN APPOINTMENT?
>> THE PHONE NUMBER -- YOU CAN
FIND COFLEX ONLINE.
AND THAT WEBSITE WILL ALLOW YOU
TO SEARC
>> FANTASTIC, A LOT OF GOOD
INFORMATION AND SCIENCE BEHIND
IT.
THE DOCTORS COME ON AND EXPLAIN
THEIR CRAFT, IT'S FASCINATING.
TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OR LEARN
MORE, PLEASE CALL THIS NUMBER.