Spinal stenosis is a prevalent spinal disorder in the U.S. and across the globe. In fact, the c...
Lower back pain is among the most common medical problems affecting the human population. O...
The last several years have seen great strides in developing advanced surgical solutions for sp...
Medical terminology doesn’t go out of its way to be complicated or hard to understand. It’s...
The lumbar region of the spine is the most susceptible to pain and injury. This is due to its m...
If you’re struggling with persistent back pain along with numbness, tingling, or weakness, ...
Spinal stenosis is a prevalent spinal condition that can cause neck or back pain and neurologi...
Chronic lower back pain is an extremely common medical issue across the world. In a study condu...
Spinal surgery has made significant advances in both its safety and efficiency in correctin...
Whether a patient is having open back surgery for a spinal cord injury or a minimally invasive...
Are some spinal surgeries more successful than others? The short answer is yes, but that ...
Though the majority of spinal problems appear between the ages of 35 and 55, wrought by nat...
Thanks to breakthroughs in spinal medicine, patients today can benefit from treatment regimens ...
It’s a fact that some spine surgeonshave higher success rates for the operations they per...
Choosing a spinal surgeon is among the most important medical decisions a patient can make. A ...
Can you really travel to a foreign destination for a vacation and receive high-quality medical...
Near the top of the list of questions from almost every spinal surgery, the patients indica...
Spinal surgery is stressful on the body. Anyone who is having spine surgery needs to prepare h...
You have a pinched nerve, slipped disc, a spinal cord injury, or other back problem that ...
Whether to treat a slipped disc from age-related spinal degeneration or a traumatic spinal cor...
This is the big day, the day your spinal surgery will be performed and your back condition – b...
You had your back surgery operation yesterday. The day after a lumbar laminectomy, spinal...
With advanced procedures performed by highly trained and experienced surgeons, spinal surgery t...
Its name sounds complex, but the condition is very basic: Claudication is a pain, typically in...
You had spinal surgery two days ago – perhaps it was for a simple but persistent pinched ...
Patients scheduled for back surgery are rightfully concerned about their recuperation, and how...
Recently, we addressed the topic of claudication. Claudication refers to pain typically felt in...
All patients undergoing back surgery should actively ensure that the healing process goes a...
Have you heard of radiculopathy? This condition results from nerve irritation and, if it progre...
The human body contains an extensive system of nerves that facilitate communication between th...
Each year, for every 1,000 adults, there are approximately 5 to 20 cases of disc herniation. Al...
Lower back pain has long been a prevalent health concern around the world. In 2017, the preval...
In our previous blog we discussed the tremendous stresses borne by the lumbar, or lower portio...
Spinal fusion is often performed in conjunction with spinal decompression surgery for vario...
In our last blog we began addressing the topic of preparing for spinal fusion back surger...
We’ve addressed preparations for back surgery in recent blogs and specifically the surgery ...
Failed back surgery syndrome (also called FBSS, or failed back syndrome) is a generalized t...
Back pain affects an estimated eight out of 10 people over the course of their lives. So, it’s...
There are several different types of back surgery proving successful at resolving patients’ ba...