22 results found in Spine Health
November 2, 2022
Does Nerve Pain Lead to Outpatient Spine Surgery?
There’s so much information being constantly relayed through your body’s nervous system that intense pain can result from nerve signals going astray in this complex...
October 26, 2022
Herniated Disks and Minimally Invasive Discectomy Surgery
There are a bunch of ways to describe a herniated disk: slipped, ruptured, and bulging. Back, neck and leg pain are all common from it....
October 18, 2022
The Facts on MRIs for Outpatient Spine Surgery
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be used to examine your spinal cord for injuries, the presence of structural abnormalities, or other certain conditions to see...
September 25, 2022
Your Spine During Colder Weather: The Science Behind Pain
Fall and winter are full of fun things: beautiful weather, escape from the heat, winter sports, snow, holidays, and more. But for people with chronic...
September 20, 2022
To Understand Your Back Pain, Understand Your Spine
To understand more about the anatomy of your back, who gets back pain, the types of back pain, symptoms, and causes, you need to understand...
September 5, 2022
Spinal Problems that Everyone Should be Aware Of
You might not notice a spine condition if you’re lucky. But as you age, you should always pay attention if you feel something is wrong....
August 29, 2022
What’s Behind Your Neck Pain: Case Severity and Surgical Options
Because of neck pain, disability-adjusted life years “lost” (DALYs) across the globe increased 41 percent in the 20 years between 1990 and 2010 — from...
July 22, 2022
Dr. Ahmer Ghori performs 1st awake spinal fusion with Wenzel Spine implant
The first awake spinal fusion with Wenzel Spine’s VariLift-LX interbody implant has been completed, the company said in a July 21 news release. The minimally...
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)...
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...
