| Let's get thrown in to the world of neurosurgery! | | | | this, if not most times. To see that the patient has a |
| The neurosurgery field consists of everything in the | | | | better quality of life compared to before surgery is a |
| neurosciences specifically brain, spine and nerves. | | | | wonderful thing. |
| Neurosurgeons perform surgeries on the brain, spine | | | | You'll also bond with a lot of your patients. Since |
| and carpal tunnel nerve or ulnar nerve. Although you | | | | these patients will be coming back for regular |
| may think that this is a limited field it really isn't. The | | | | treatment which may include physical therapy, |
| workload that you will receive as a medical assistant | | | | imaging, epidural steroid injections (ESIs), etc they will |
| working with a neurosugeon will not be limited. | | | | grow accustomed to you. You will be the one who |
| Some of the interesting duties will include:removing | | | | answers most of their questions and they'll form a |
| staple or sutures from the head, neck, back, and | | | | special relationship with you. This relationship is very |
| handgiving injections of pain medicine or | | | | rewarding and is one of the reasons to become a |
| antibiotics,cleaning incisions,packing wounds,wrapping | | | | medical assistant. |
| surgery sites,and of course observing surgeries if you | | | | Overall though, neurosurgery is a very interesting |
| are allowed. | | | | field in itself. With problems ranging from brain tumors |
| I really think one of the most rewarding experiences | | | | or Chiari malformations to severe low back pain and |
| is when you see a patient for post-operative | | | | carpal tunnel, this is a field that will keep you intrigued |
| appointments and they are jumping for joy because | | | | for many years. Seeing all of the advancements as |
| they can walk again. There will be many patients who | | | | well as successes will lead you to want to stay in this |
| come in because of spinal cord injuries who are on | | | | field as a neurosurgery medical assistant forever. |
| the verge of paralysis. Sometimes surgery repairs | | | | |