Physician offers new procedure to manage back pain
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Highland District Hospital welcomes Amol Soin, M.D., a pain management specialist, to its Outpatient Specialist Services. Dr. Soin uses non-narcotic treatments and minimally invasive procedures for pain management. He also consults with patients and therapists at the hospital’s Center for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine.
While many individuals at some point in their lives experience temporary or occasional leg or back pain, many will be victims of chronic pain. Some over the age of 50 will develop lumbar spinal stenosis or a narrowing of the lower spinal canal. This condition makes an active lifestyle nearly impossible, according to Dr. Soin, because intense pain is experienced while walking or standing.
In the past, mild pain treatments and physical therapy were used initially for those suffering with chronic pain or spinal stenosis. When these treatments were no longer effective, epidural drugs might have been injected. If there was no long-term relief, major open spine surgery would have been recommended. That was then. Now, a non-narcotic, minimally invasive surgical treatment is being offered for treating stenosis in a new, safe procedure at Highland District Hospital.
“Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression—mild®—provides immediate and lasting relief by relieving the pressure on the nerves,” says Dr. Soin. “It leaves no implants behind and is usually performed on an outpatient basis. Most patients are able to go home the same day and resume normal activities within days,” he says.
During the procedure, which is done through an opening the diameter of a pencil, the physician removes the bone or tissue causing pressure on the nerves. Only a small bandage is required to protect the opening following surgery.
”Patients often find lasting relief within two hours of this procedure,” says Dr. Soin, “and many have reported increased mobility and reduction in pain for up to one year or longer after the procedure.”
Dr. Soin is board-certified in both pain management and anesthesiology. He completed his medical degree at Northeastern Ohio Universities in Rootstown, Ohio, and an internship in Internal Medicine at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio. His residency in anesthesia was performed at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois, and Dr. Soin completed a fellowship in pain management at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Please call Outpatient Specialist Services, located in Highland District Hospital at 1275 North High Street in Hillsboro. Call (937) 393-6461, for more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Soin.[[In-content Ad]]
While many individuals at some point in their lives experience temporary or occasional leg or back pain, many will be victims of chronic pain. Some over the age of 50 will develop lumbar spinal stenosis or a narrowing of the lower spinal canal. This condition makes an active lifestyle nearly impossible, according to Dr. Soin, because intense pain is experienced while walking or standing.
In the past, mild pain treatments and physical therapy were used initially for those suffering with chronic pain or spinal stenosis. When these treatments were no longer effective, epidural drugs might have been injected. If there was no long-term relief, major open spine surgery would have been recommended. That was then. Now, a non-narcotic, minimally invasive surgical treatment is being offered for treating stenosis in a new, safe procedure at Highland District Hospital.
“Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression—mild®—provides immediate and lasting relief by relieving the pressure on the nerves,” says Dr. Soin. “It leaves no implants behind and is usually performed on an outpatient basis. Most patients are able to go home the same day and resume normal activities within days,” he says.
During the procedure, which is done through an opening the diameter of a pencil, the physician removes the bone or tissue causing pressure on the nerves. Only a small bandage is required to protect the opening following surgery.
”Patients often find lasting relief within two hours of this procedure,” says Dr. Soin, “and many have reported increased mobility and reduction in pain for up to one year or longer after the procedure.”
Dr. Soin is board-certified in both pain management and anesthesiology. He completed his medical degree at Northeastern Ohio Universities in Rootstown, Ohio, and an internship in Internal Medicine at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio. His residency in anesthesia was performed at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois, and Dr. Soin completed a fellowship in pain management at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Please call Outpatient Specialist Services, located in Highland District Hospital at 1275 North High Street in Hillsboro. Call (937) 393-6461, for more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Soin.[[In-content Ad]]