Everyday I have new patients come to me with symptoms of pain in their hips and legs. Commonly,these patients have been to orthopedic surgeons or other specialists thinking the pain is stemming from their hip or knee when the problem is really coming from the spine. I’m commonly asked “why [...]
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Issue 16.13 Issue 6.13 As an interventional spine specialist,I am commonly asked the same question from my patients:“How could I have prevented this back pain?” Degenerative disc disease,facet (low back joints) arthritis,spinal stenosis and sciatic pain are conditions that come with an aging spine. It is not a question of IF [...] Issue 48.12 Spinal Cord Stimulation or SCS is an FDA and Medicare approved treatment that is extremely successful at treating chronic pain. Chronic pain may prevent people from working,eating properly,engaging in physical activity or enjoying life. As a patient dealing with chronic pain,it can take over your life. As physicians [...] Issue 33.12 Arthritis of the spine causes significant pain and decreases the quality of life. Like all arthritic conditions,first line treatment of spine arthritis is physical therapy for core strengthening and oral anti-inflamatories. If these do not provide adequate pain relief,the standard of care is to perform a procedure that “burns [...] |   | |||||
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