MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO (KTVI - FOX2now.com) - If you suffer from back pain, you are not alone! Back pain is the second leading cause of hospital admissions in the United States. Now there is a new, less painful, surgical option. SLU Dr. Kurt Eichholz is one of the few neuro-spine surgeons in Missouri that is performing minimally-invasive back surgery. Dr. Eichholz talked how the cutting-edge surgery works and compared the differences to traditional surgery. Dr. Eichholz says patients are usually out of the hospital, the very next day!

For more information, contact Dr. Eichholz's office at 314-577-8715.