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When Should I Seek Medical Attention From A Spine Specialist?
At some point, acute back pain affects 85% of adults and is severe enough for them to seek medical attention. Fortunately, in most cases the pain subsides in a few days to a week without requiring major treatment. Typically, activity modification, NSAIDs, and pain medication will have most people back on their feet quickly. If […]
The Truth about “LASER” Spine Surgery
What exactly is “Laser Spine surgery”? Can Spine surgery be performed more effectively and with less complications using a Laser? Why is the word Laser almost synonymous with Spine surgery? Well of those three questions the last one is the easiest to answer. And that answer is marketing. Google anything regarding disc or spine surgery […]
Lumbar Disc Herniation 101
The most common spine problem that a patient will seek medical attention involves the lumbar disc. Diagnostic problems involving the lumbar disc are complex in presentation and therefore each patient’s symptoms are somewhat unique. Some patients have back pain and some have pain in one leg or perhaps in both legs. Numbness, weakness, back […]
Robotic Spine Surgery
So you want a robot to do your spine surgery? You can now sign up…well at least for robot assisted surgery! Huntsville Hospital has recently purchased the Mazor robot for spine surgery and it is ready for action. I am sorry to diappoint you or perhaps I am happy to reassure you that a robot […]
Lumbar Fusion – What’s The Best Approach?
So you have severe back pain or severe leg pain or perhaps a combination of both. Very likely you have tried to get better with physical therapy and spinal injections. Perhaps you have had a previous back surgery to repair a disc herniation and the pain has returned. Your spine surgeon has recommended a spinal […]