Spine Articles

5 Tips to Prevent a Herniated Disc

April 3, 2019

It’s estimated that over 200,000 people in the United States suffer from at least one herniated disc each year, leading to back pain, leg pain, ...

How Common Is Adult-Onset Scoliosis and What Are the Treatment Options?

March 7, 2019

Scoliosis is often thought of as a childhood condition most commonly associated with abnormal changes occurring during growth spurts. However, scoliosis can and does strike ...

5 Spinal Injections Every Back Pain Sufferer Should Know About

February 7, 2019

Your spinal cord is an engineering marvel that gives you mobility and flexibility so that you can accomplish myriad tasks every day. But when your ...

A Spinal Cord Stimulator Could be the Drug-Free Solution to Your Chronic Back Pain

January 7, 2019

About 80% of men and women in the United States experience lower back pain. Fortunately, most back pain resolves on its own. Unfortunately, about 20% ...

Chronic pain isn’t fun. I’ve been there.

September 19, 2018

Something happened to me that allowed me to understand my patients on a much deeper level. A couple of years ago, I overexerted myself in ...

Water Therapy and the Spine

August 30, 2017

With summer heat upon us, it’s the perfect time to cool off in a pool. But did you know there are also numerous benefits for ...

Golfing with Low Back Pain, Lumbar Stenosis and After Spine Surgery

August 1, 2017

Golf is one of the most popular sports in the world and it’s a great form of exercise that can be enjoyed by men and ...

What Can I Do to Prevent Back Problems?

June 27, 2017

Maintaining a healthy spine is both possible and necessary to prevent complications that arise from the normal aging process of the spine.  As we get ...

What is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis?

May 23, 2017

Lumbar spinal stenosis is narrowing of the spinal canal in the lumbar area, which is the area in lower back. The narrowing of the spinal ...

Text Neck

April 13, 2017

It seems almost impossible nowadays to go anywhere or do anything without the aid of smartphones.  Approximately two-thirds of American adults and roughly 85% of ...

Dry Needling

March 10, 2017

More than 25% of Americans have a musculoskeletal condition that requires medical attention. Chronic back pain accounts for most of the common musculoskeletal pain conditions ...

Are You Going to See My Scar?

June 2, 2016

Dr. Kevin P. McCarthy started his orthopedic spine practice with Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge in 2005. In 2008, Dr. McCarthy opened The ...

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