Lumbar Dynamic Stabilization Offers Relief For Back Pain Sufferers

Are you one of the many Americans that live with lower back pain? There’s a new treatment available that you may not have heard of yet- it’s called Lumbar Dynamic Stabilization.

Degenerative changes of the spinal column are the most common underlying cause of chronic low back pain. As individuals age, degenerative changes accumulate, affecting the vertebral discs, vertebra, facet joints, and ligaments in the lumbar region and can lead to compression of spinal nerves and spinal nerve roots.

When conservative treatment fails to control the pain of degenerative disc disease and stenosis, a common surgical approach is spinal fusion; over 200,000 spinal fusions are performed each year. However, the outcomes of spinal fusion have been controversial, in part due to the difficulty in determining whether a patient’s back pain is related to degenerative disc disease. In addition, spinal fusion alters the biomechanics of the back, potentially leading to premature disc degeneration at adjacent levels, a particular concern for younger patients.

Dynamic stabilization, also known as soft stabilization or flexible stabilization, has been proposed as an alternative to fusion. Dynamic stabilization uses flexible materials to stabilize the affected lumbar region while preserving the natural anatomy of the spine. It is intended to alter the load bearing pattern of the motion segment and to control any abnormal motion while leaving the spinal segment mobile.

Advantages versus open surgery: 
    • Less invasive 
    • Less hardware implanted in patient 
    • Significantly shorter operating room time 
    • Less post-operative pain 
    • Procedure is reversible

Who is a Candidate?: 
    • Patients up to 55 years old 
    • Patients with lower back pain 
    • MRI showing black discs 
    • Patients with degenerative disc disease


Dr. Juan Dipp of Hospital Angeles Tijuana developed the worldwide protocol for Lumbar Dynamic Stabilization and is considered the world’s top surgeon for performing the procedure. He is currently training new surgeons in the procedure. Click here to read an interview with Dr. Dipp. 

Hospital Angeles Tijuana is proud to offer this new treatment through its medical tourism program:

Details: 
    • Price: $12,500 (one treatment level)
    • Surgery Time: 30-40 minutes 
    • Anesthesia: Sedation + Local Anesthetic 
    • Hospital stay: Hospital Angeles Tijuana prefers to keep the patient for one day