Dr. Anil Kumar Kesani is an orthopedic spine surgeon in Texas, specializing in minimally invasive spinal surgeries. He discusses spinal fusion and offers alternatives like physical therapy, steroid injections, and radiofrequency ablation for pain relief. For further information on nonoperative treatments, visit his YouTube channel.

1. Anil Kesani

2. An orthopedic spine surgeon at SpineMD, Dr. Anil Kumar Kesani serves
patients in the North Richland Hills and Fort Worth areas of Texas. Dr.
Anil Kesani specializes in minimally invasive spinal surgeries.

3. Spinal fusion is a surgical technique that joins two or more vertebrae
and helps eliminate pain associated with their movement. However, the
fusion surgery can be quite invasive and some alternatives do exist.
The least invasive line of treatment is usually physical therapy, which
can lessen pain by strengthening the muscles around the spine.

4. Steroid injections can relieve inflammation-based pain but are typically
short-acting. Another minimally invasive alternative is radiofrequency
ablation.This involves ablating the nerves responsible for the pain,
which causes them to stop sending pain signals to the brain.

5. Finally, surgical options exist that do not involve fusing the
vertebrae.These options, such as nerve decompression, may be
safer than a fusion.
For more information about nonoperative treatments, including
physical therapy and injections, visit Dr. Kesani’sYouTube site,
www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwNUZjPZ1WKTHiPCO_bGiQ.