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IN FOCUS

RELIEF FROM LOW

BACK
PAIN

and a stereotactic
navigation guidance
system, which give
us the most accurate
surgical precision," says

THE SPINE TEAM AT UM BWMC GUIDES
PATIENTS THROUGH EVERY STEP OF TREATMENT

M

spine and neurosurgeon
Amiel Bethel, MD, clinical
assistant professor of

ore than

by diagnostic images like

through every step

neurosurgery at the

80 percent of

X-rays, CT scans and MRIs.

of the care process.

University of Maryland

Once the source for

The specialists provide

School of Medicine and

experience an episode

the lumbar pain is deter-

the latest in surgical

chair of neurosurgery

of low back pain at some

mined, the health care

and nonsurgical treat-

at UM BWMC. "We can

Americans will

point during

provider will recom-

ment options, and use

safely perform surgery

life, according

mend an appropriate

a variety of techniques

on the most delicate

to the National

treatment plan.

for pain relief. Experienced

details of the low

Institutes of

Many patients will

spine and neurosurgeons

back using minimally

Health. The

improve with con-

use procedures for disc

invasive procedures."

majority of

servative measures,

removal, disc replacement,

these people

which include med-

spinal reconstruction and

team is dedicated to

ications, physical

pain relief through spinal

understanding the latest

therapy and various

cord stimulation to treat

techniques and providing

medical care,

other forms of non-

low back pain.

care that is tailored to

and yet oth-

invasive treatment.

will improve
without any

Amiel Bethel, MD

ers will need some form of

At the University

treatment in order to return
to their normal way of life.

"Our surgeons operate

"The entire spine

each individual patient,"

in the most modern

says Dr. Bethel. "Our

of Maryland Baltimore

surgical suites in the area,

primary goal is assuring

Washington Medical Center,

with state-of-the-art tech-

patient safety while pro-

Chronic pain in the low

the spine team supports

nology including special

viding the best possible

back, or lumbar region, may

each lumbar pain patient

monitoring capabilities

health outcomes." 

be caused by damage to the
intervertebral discs, nerve
roots, spinal joints or soft
tissue. To pinpoint the cause
of low back pain, patients
should have a thorough consultation and examination
with a physician, followed

KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
When you and your surgeon have made the decision that spine surgery is right for you,
a full team of health care professionals will support and guide you through each step of
surgery. Learn what to expect before, during and after at umbwmc.org/healthy. To reach
the Spine and Neuroscience Center at UM BWMC, call 410-553-8160.

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