Minneapolis' KSTP-TV Channel 5 featured North American Spine's AccuraScope procedure.
Here are five highlights:
1. The AccuraScope procedure is a minimally invasive spine surgery that treats chronic neck and back pain.
2. The segment featured Louis Saeger, MD, who performed the AccuraScope procedure on a woman with bulging discs.
3. North America Spine reports an 82 percent success rate with the procedure.
4. Board-certified physicians have performed more than 8,000 AccuraScope procedures, and many patients report at least a 50 percent reduction in pain after the procedure.
5. Due to less medical visits and medications, the procedure saves patients an average of $23,190 in out-of-pocket costs over a five-year span.