California Spine Institute for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, The California Spine Institute, home of Dr. John C. Chiu, a pioneer in the development of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) for relief of back pain and neck pain due to herniated lumbar discs, cervical discs, thoracic discs and other back problems, such as stenosis, bulging disc, sciatica, disc compression, and muscular back pain.