Back problems often cause chronic pain. Although patients who eventually need surgery have often suffered for years with persistent pain that occasionally flares up, the idea of a surgical procedure and recovery feels intimidating. Patients often want to know if their procedure will achieve pain relief or cause more pain. Here, we will discuss the […]
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There are a few questions most of us never imagine ourselves asking. “Should I see a spinal surgeon?” is one of them. Interestingly enough, back pain is one of the most common complaints that general healthcare providers address. Back pain is also one of the most common reasons given for missed work. According to statistics,
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The entire body is served by a complex network of nerves, all of which branch off from a singular location, the back. The sheer expansiveness of the nervous system makes it easy to see that problems like impingement or entrapment could occur. Because the spinal column is also highly sophisticated in structure, the opportunity for
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Back pain is usually described generally as “pain.” Some may say their back aches or throbs. Sometimes, back pain can feel like a poke or spasm. Burning, however, is not a term that usually comes up outside of a comprehensive spinal exam. This type of back pain may feel alarming because it seems out of
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Suffering from chronic back or neck pain can be draining, both physically and emotionally. On the flip side of living with persistent pain, there is the idea of back surgery. Understandably, most people are cautious about undergoing surgery to correct a spinal problem, even with a full understanding of where and what that problem is.
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The discs that sit between the bones of the spine (the vertebrae) are meant to hold height and space throughout time. When a disc loses that height and space, it may be referred to as a collapsed disc. Collapse involves some extent of breakdown in the outer wall of the disc. This could be due
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You may have heard the term “slipped disc.” Perhaps you’ve heard it from someone to whom you were describing your uncomfortable symptoms such as back or neck pain. This term is not commonly used in medicine, but it is widely used to loosely describe herniated and bulging spinal discs. If a friend or even your
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Degenerative Disc Disease is the term used to describe the natural deterioration of the discs in the spine. This condition does not affect every person, but it does occur in a relatively high percentage of the population. The two areas of the spine in which degeneration is commonly seen are the neck and the low
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Understandably, most people who are experiencing back or neck pain want to resolve this issue. At the same time, there is usually an instinctive apprehension about surgery. The fact is, there are instances when spinal fusion is the most direct path out of a debilitating spinal condition. That being said, one should never hesitate to
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