Spine Articles About Wellness

Back-to-School Backpacks

August 22, 2024

What parents need to know Before sending students back to school safely As the new school year gets underway, ensuring your child’s safety and well-being is a ...

Take a Natural Approach to Relieving Arthritis Pain

February 1, 2020

Whether you have degenerative osteoarthritis, autoimmune rheumatoid arthritis, or any of the other 100+ arthritis forms, living with stiff, achy, and painful joints can seriously ...

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 ...

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 ...

7 Days and 7 Ways for a Thinner Thanksgiving

November 18, 2015

Thanksgiving comes around once a year, so why not splurge? Each year, most of us pack on at least a pound during the holidays – ...

Tobacco and Fusions: Quitting Before Surgery

July 21, 2015

When considering the consequences of smoking cigarettes prior to having back surgery, there really is no grey area. There has been more than enough research ...

Folic Acid- Reducing the Risk of Spinal Cord Birth Defects

July 12, 2013

The Center of Disease Control and Prevention says that women who take folic acid at least one month prior to conception and during the first ...

Ideal Posture for a Healthy Back

June 1, 2013

Posture is the position in which we hold our bodies with certain positions such as sitting, standing and lying down. Good posture involves training your ...

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