Spine Articles About Surgical Procedures

How a Patient Can Improve Their Outcome in Surgery

April 8, 2022

If you experience spinal symptoms that require surgery, you choose a surgeon based on their ability to diagnose the problem and execute the surgical technique ...

Life with a Spinal Cord Stimulator

October 12, 2021

Chronic pain — pain that continues for 12 weeks or longer — affects about 20% of the United States population. Chronic pain may make it impossible to carry out ...

What to Expect from Endoscopic Spine Surgery

April 1, 2021

Chronic back pain is one of the top causes of missed work days in the United States. If you’ve struggled with back pain and aren’t getting relief ...

Are You a Candidate for a Laminotomy or Laminectomy?

July 20, 2020

Pain in your arm, leg, or back is often caused by a compressed or pinched spinal nerve. When other therapies have failed you, the spine ...

What is Rhizotomy and How Can it Help Relieve Back Pain?

April 9, 2020

Back pain is so common that 8 out of 10 people suffer from it at some time during their lives. But if your back pain has persisted ...

7 Advantages of Robotic-Assisted Surgery

November 1, 2019

Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting 10% across the globe. If you’re among the unlucky one in 10, you may be ...

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% ...

Bone Graft Alternatives in Spinal Surgery

February 6, 2014

Spinal fusion surgery is often needed for patients with spinal deformity, instability, traumatic injuries, spinal cord injuries, and patients requiring revision spinal surgery. The accomplishment ...

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