Video: About Spine Institute of San Diego (SIOSD)

Video About Spine Institute of San Diego a.k.a... by siosd

At Alvarado Hospital's Advanced Spine Institute, we are committed in providing a groundbreaking approach to comprehensive spine care that is unsurpassed. We've joined some of the area's best board-certified experts with leading-edge technology and state-of-the-art equipment, as well as a full range of devoted support specialists all under one roof. Our goal is to improve your spinal health and get you back in appreciating your everyday activities.

"Our goal at the Spine Institute of San Diego is to maximize function through muscle preservation and strengthening. We have a state-of-the-art fitness program that targets the spinal muscles. If surgery is required, we employ the latest endoscopic minimally invasive techniques to preserve muscle function. We also specialize in disc replacement and joint preservation surgeries".

Kamshad Raiszadeh, M.D.
Paul D. Kim, M.D.
Choll W. Kim, M.D., P.h.D.
Ramin Raiszadeh, M.D.


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Benefits of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

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Below are the summary of benefits of MIS:

Less Pain
MIS process cause less post-operative discomfort and pain.

Shorter Hospital Stay
Decreased span of hospital stay and most MIS procedures are usually accompany with a 23 hour discharge or scheduled outpatient surgery

Less Scarring and Increased safety
MIS procedures require only smaller slits -- which means smaller, less obvious scars. With smaller incisions, there’s less trauma to the body and far less blood loss

Less Injury to Tissue
Most old-fashioned surgeries require a long incision. This incision usually has to be made through muscle. Muscle needs a significant time to heal after surgery.

Higher Accuracy Rate
A higher accuracy rate for most procedures. Because MIS procedures use video-assisted equipment, the surgeon has better visualization and magnification of internal organs and structure.

Faster recovery
Though recovery from traditional surgeries normally takes six to eight weeks, patients who have go through minimally invasive procedures typically recover in only two.


Read more at Benefits of Minimally Invasive Procedures via The University of Chicago Medicine