Back Scope Cures Pain Breakthrough Procedure Uses Tiny Scope Four out of five Americans suffer low back pain at some point in their lives. When therapy and medicine fail, a new procedure may be the simplest surgical solution yet. Mitchell Scott’s back had been hurting for 20 years. It got really bad last fall after some heavy lifting while gardening. “It started out with a twinge right next to my tailbone and it just progressed and got worse and every day it got a little worse,” said Scott. MRIs showed that Scott had two herniated discs. Medicines and physical therapy…

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Easing that Pain in Your Back without Undergoing a Major Operation HEALTHY LIVING — About 400,000 Americans may be getting highly invasive back surgery unnecessarily. A local doctor says he’s found great success taking care of ruptured disks through a tiny incision. Dr. Ditsworth of the Beverly Hills Doctors Surgery Center performs a minimally invasive procedure called Outpatient Non-traumatic Discectomy. It is an outpatient surgical procedure to remove herniated disc material. Instead of cutting the back open, Dr. Ditsworth is able to remove the excess tissue through a tiny opening. Dr. Ditsworth says patients typically walk out of the hospital the same…

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