Articles on the spine: back and neck pain, disc problems, sciatica and when surgery is considered. Loss of bladder or bowel control, or sudden leg weakness, is an emergency.
The typical artificial disc replacement candidate has neck or low back pain traced to a single worn disc, with facet joints and surrounding bone…
The Schroth method for adults uses the same three-dimensional posture, breathing and strengthening principles taught to teenagers, but the goal shifts. In a growing…
Preparing for ACDF surgery usually means three tasks: giving your surgical team a complete list of every prescription, over-the-counter medicine and supplement you take;…
An artificial disc is a small mobile implant placed between two vertebrae after a worn or herniated disc is removed. Two metal endplates anchor…
A discectomy removes the fragment of a herniated disc that is pressing on a nerve and leaves the rest of the disc in place;…
Kyphoplasty complications are uncommon but real. Bone cement can leak outside the vertebra into the disc, veins or spinal canal; most leaks cause no…
Pain after ACDF surgery is common and usually has more than one source: the front-of-neck incision, a sore throat from retraction, muscle soreness across…
Scoliosis surgery in adults usually aims to relieve nerve pain, restore balance and stop a wearing spine from worsening, while surgery in teens aims…
Spinal fusion is generally necessary only when the spine is unstable or deformed, from spondylolisthesis, fractures, progressive scoliosis, infection, or tumors, or when relieving…
Juvenile scoliosis monitoring tracks a child's spinal curve with standing X-rays, measured by the Cobb angle, repeated at intervals set by how much growth…
A second opinion before spine surgery is a routine, reasonable step for any planned (non-emergency) operation such as a discectomy, decompression, or fusion. Bring…
Endoscopic disc surgery recovery usually begins with walking within hours of the procedure, often on the same day, because the small incision spares most…
Artificial disc replacement recovery usually begins with walking within a day of surgery, a hospital stay of one to a few days, and several…
Getting used to a scoliosis brace is a gradual process. Most orthotists start with a few hours of wear on day one and add…
Spinal fusion permanently joins two vertebrae with bone graft and hardware, trading motion at that level for stability. Artificial disc replacement removes the worn…
Scoliosis correction is a multi-level spinal fusion, so it is always priced individually after imaging and clinical assessment. As a benchmark, our guide range…
Most people spend two to four days in the hospital after spinal fusion, walk within a day of surgery, and return to desk work…
Back surgery falls into a handful of categories, arranged roughly from least to most invasive: nerve-freeing decompression procedures such as microdiscectomy, laminotomy, laminectomy, and…
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