What’s important to understand about XLIF is that it does not require the surgeon to access your spine from the front or back of your body, which presents less potential risk of nerve or blood vessel damage compared to traditional procedures. There is also less recovery time needed because your incision is small and fewer muscles are disrupted.
As an intensive care unit nurse for 50 years, Joyce had to do a lot of heavy lifting, bending, and standing. One day at work, she was lifting a heavy object and she heard a snap in her back. Read her story of recovery.
If you’re living with chronic leg, back, or neck pain, sometimes it can feel like there is no relief in sight. As you manage your pain, it’s important that you set goals and celebrate your progress along the way. Setting and achieving goals can be an invaluable motivator to a pain-free life. Here are some tips for setting goals:
Lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) is defined simply as the wear and tear of the intervertebral disc, which may result from normal aging or be due to longstanding trauma.
April struggled with back pain for five to 10 years. April was walking the same day as her surgery. April does not have any pain, is able to participate in all the activities she used to, and is doing more than before!
Adult degenerative scoliosis is a condition where a right-left or lateral curve develops in a previously straight spine, secondary to advanced degenerative disc disease. This curvature occurs as a result of deterioration (or degeneration) of the discs and joints in the back of the spine.
If your healthcare provider has indicated you for the minimally disruptive eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) procedure, you may have questions about what the procedure entails. We’ve broken the procedure down into three parts, to help you better understand what happens during an XLIF procedure
More than 100,000 eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF) procedures have been performed in the U.S. and abroad to successfully treat a range of spine conditions, including degenerative disc disease (DDD) and advanced DDD with resultant degenerative spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, and adjacent segment disease.
Nayna struggled with severe leg pain. She experienced constant tingling and numbness, which put a damper on her quality of life. Nayna underwent XLIF surgery in October 2014. Now, Nayna is happy to be pain-free and back to work again!