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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 23.9 million years to 33.6 million years. DALY is the sum of years of potential life lost due to premature...
Serious consideration should be given to what type of back pain you might be having, where it’s originating from, and other questions when choosing between minimally invasive spine surgery versus stretching exercises and physical therapy. Our guide below is just for informational purposes only. If you...
What’s the risk of having back surgery? Given today’s methods and technologies, it’s actually a safe procedure. As long as it's done properly, the risks are minimal. It's much easier to minimize your risks in 2022 and beyond with minimally invasive safe spine surgery techniques. You...
Today, minimally invasive spine surgery — also known as transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) — is more affordable and usually more convenient than open surgical procedures for patients dealing with extreme back and lower-back issues. A TLIF fusion of the spinal vertebra is a surgical procedure...
When it comes to the spine, “stenosis” means narrowing or constriction of the spinal canal, which contains the spinal cord and nerves. Thankfully, your lower back is more forgiving of neurologic compression than cervical or thoracic regions, which are your upper-back and neck areas. Unfortunately,...
When a herniated disc occurs, one of the cushions (discs) between the vertebrae (bones) of your spine swells. Here are the basic facts: The nucleus of a spinal disc is soft and jellylike, and it is surrounded by a tough rubbery outside material. An “annular...
A lumbar discectomy is a surgical marvel. Your surgeon will remove a herniated or degenerative disc in your lower spine that’s pressing on a nerve, all carefully and safely accomplished through an incision in your back. Here’s the important part: it eases pressure on your spinal...
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 invasive spine surgery was performed by Ahmer Ghori, MD, of Orthopaedics Northeast in Fort Wayne, Ind. Continue Reading...
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) nearly every year? More than three-fourths (76 percent) say it has interfered with their ability to complete everyday tasks. What’s more:...
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 “awake” spinal fusions generally take only two to two hours, with up and walking before the end of the day...
