Laser back surgery also referred to as laser spine surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that treats all sorts of upper and lower back conditions such as pinched nerves, herniated discs, spinal stenosis and others.

A relatively new procedure just really put mainstream in the last 5 years, laser back surgery has had some fantastic results for both people who have tried open back surgery before and others who have never had any sort of surgery.

NCBI, a well renowned government institution that reviews and reports on all sorts of things published a report and review of laser back surgery on there website titled, ?Review of safety in endoscopic laser foraminoplasty for the management of back pain.? The general purpose was to see whether or not laser back surgery offered better results and less complications then typical surgeries. The review was summed with this, ?From these results, we conclude that ELF as a treatment for chronic low back pain and sciatica presents less risk to a patient than conventional methods of spinal surgery.?

With the surgery not being around for that long (in the big scale of things) the downside to the surgery is that it is still not covered completely by many insurance providers and therefore for some people can pose a financial challenge.

For many of those who have gone ahead and gotten this procedure done they would tell you that it was the best money that they have ever spent.

A few of the common procedures done using laser techniques are:

Foraminotomy,
Laminotomy, and
Facet Thermal Ablation

If you would like to find a medical facility that can help you on deciding if this is the right alternative for you I would recommend going to Google and searching under laser back surgery.