Pain and Spine Surgery Unit
Treatment of chronic and acute lumbar and cervical pain
Lumbar and cervical pain are the most diagnosed chronic ailments. About 60% of the population claim to suffer from back pain and it is estimated that 80% will suffer an episode of back pain at some time in their life and of these, 60% will be low back pain and 30% cervical pain. The Asunción Klinika Spine Pain and Surgery Unit, coordinated by Dr. Francisco Fasano, is responsible for responding to this problem and other spinal pathologies.
TREATMENT OF SPINE DISEASES THAT CAUSE PAIN
The Asunción Klinika Pain and Spine Surgery Unit treats ailments related to the spine, using different non-invasive, invasive or minimally invasive techniques.
Spinal surgery offers an effective and definitive answer to those people for whom other conservative treatments such as rehabilitation or analgesia have not solved their back pain.
The Asunción Klinika Pain and Spine Surgery Unit is coordinated by Dr. Francisco Fasano , a specialist in Neurosurgery from the University of Buenos Aires and attached to the Traumatology service.
AILMENTS TREATED BY THE PAIN UNIT AND SPINE SURGERY
The Asunción Klinika Pain and Spine Surgery Unit can treat a whole range of pathologies related to the spine:
People with degenerative spinal disease
Multiple trauma patients who have suffered falls or traffic accidents
Cancer patients with primary cancers of the spine or spinal metastases from other cancers of the rest of the body.
Patients with deformities such as kyphosis and scoliosis can also benefit from the Asunción Klinika Spine Surgery and Pain Unit.
Patients with inflammatory and infectious diseases.
Dr. Francisco Fasano
Dr. Fasano, a specialist in Neurosurgery from the University of Buenos Aires and a general practitioner attached to the Traumatology Service of Asunción Klinika, is an expert in the treatment of cervical and lumbar pain. Through invasive, minimally invasive and non-invasive techniques, it offers its patients the best and most modern solutions to chronic and acute pain of lumbar and cervical origin.
Portfolio of services
At the Asuncion Klinika Pain Unit we work with three types of treatment that can be combined with each other or applied individually, depending on the patient's needs and diagnosis:
TREATMENT OF SPINE DISEASES THAT CAUSE PAIN
The Asunción Klinika Pain and Spine Surgery Unit treats ailments related to the spine, using different non-invasive, invasive or minimally invasive techniques.
Spinal surgery offers an effective and definitive answer to those people for whom other conservative treatments such as rehabilitation or analgesia have not solved their back pain.
The Asunción Klinika Pain and Spine Surgery Unit is coordinated by Dr. Francisco Fasano , a specialist in Neurosurgery from the University of Buenos Aires and attached to the Traumatology service.
Minimally invasive pain treatments
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Selective root block
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epidural block
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facet lock
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Sacroiliac block
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Intra-articular infiltration guided under radioscopy.
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Conventional radiofrequency of the sacral lateral branches.
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Postoperative blockade of the interfascial plane of the lumbosacral spinal erector
Surgical procedures
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Conventional open surgery
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Percutaneous surgery
Surgical procedures
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Conventional open surgery
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Percutaneous surgery
