Image sourced from Canva One of the first questions patients ask about any spine procedure is what recovery will look like. At Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas, Dr. Scott Kutz, MD, a neurosurgeon board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) with offices in Lewisville, TX and Plano, TX, [...]
Image sourced from Canva When patients compare spine surgery options, one term comes up again and again: adjacent segment disease. At Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas, Dr. Scott Kutz, MD, a neurosurgeon board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) serving patients in Lewisville, TX and Plano, TX, often [...]
Image sourced from Canva Hearing the words “degenerative disc disease” can sound alarming, but the term describes changes that are common as people age, and many patients manage symptoms without surgery. At Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas, Dr. Scott Kutz, MD, a neurosurgeon board-certified by the American Board of Neurological [...]
Image sourced from Canva Learning that disc replacement exists often raises the next question right away: could it work for me? At Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas, Dr. Scott Kutz, MD, a neurosurgeon board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) serving patients in Lewisville, TX and Plano, TX, [...]
Image sourced from Canva Your spine is designed to move, and for some patients with a damaged disc, keeping that movement is an important goal when surgery is on the table. At Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas, Dr. Scott Kutz, MD, a neurosurgeon board-certified by the American Board of Neurological [...]
Image sourced from Canva If a spine specialist has said that surgery may be worth considering for a damaged disc, you may be weighing two very different procedures. At Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas, Dr. Scott Kutz, MD, a neurosurgeon board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) with [...]
Image sourced from Canva When a damaged spinal disc causes ongoing neck or back symptoms, many people assume spinal fusion is the only surgical path. At Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas, Dr. Scott Kutz, MD, a neurosurgeon board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) serving patients in Lewisville, [...]