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Awake Spinal Fusion Blog
July 18, 2022
The Facts Behind Chronic Low-Back Pain: Spinal Decompression vs. Surgery
Did you know that 72.3 million U.S. adults — or 28 percent of the adult population nationwide — suffer from chronic low back pain (CLBP)...
July 12, 2022
‘Awake’ Spine Surgery: Today’s Minimally Invasive Option for Patients
New discoveries, technologies, and techniques are aiding spine surgeons in successfully completing surgeries on patients who are awake through the entire procedure. In fact, these...
July 6, 2022
Know Your Options: The Latest Technologies in Spine Surgery
A growing number of spine surgeons are using minimally invasive methods and cutting edge back-surgery strategies and technologies to help patients recover faster and reduce...
March 17, 2022
General vs. Spinal Anesthesia
I had an interesting conversation with an elderly #patient who flew in from Michigan this week for his upcoming #awakespinalfusion. Having previously had general anesthesia...
March 16, 2022
Becker’s recognizes Dr. Sharan as “power player”
Becker’s Spine Review chose Dr. Sharan as one of the 10 power players in spine surgery. According to Becker’s, they chose these surgeon leaders because...
February 18, 2022
Surgeons Who Perform Awake Spine Surgery
Dr. Sharan was recently honored by Becker’s Healthcare, a leading publication in the Healthcare space, as one of the top spine surgeons performing Awake Spine...
