Returning To Football After Herniated Disc Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: October 11, 2016
Late last month we published a story about how JJ Watt re-injured a disc in his spine and needed to undergo a second operation to address the re-herniated spinal disc. He’s likely done for the season, and hopefully he’s learned his lesson about returning to athletic activity too quickly after surgery, but what are the […]
5 Meal Planning Tips After Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: October 10, 2016
It’s important to get a variety of vitamins and nutrients in your diet after spine surgery, but that’s not the only step you should be taking when it comes to your diet after an operation. Today, we share five tips for meal planning and diet care after a spinal operation. Consider these diet tips to help […]
5 Treatment Options For Spinal Arthritis
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: October 6, 2016
Arthritis, be it in the spine or the knees, is a degenerative condition with no known cure. However, just because there isn’t a cure doesn’t mean that there aren’t treatment options available to help alleviate symptoms and prevent the condition from worsening. Today, we take a look at five treatment options for spinal arthritis. Exercise […]
Treatment Options For Bone Spurs in the Lumbar Spine
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: October 5, 2016
Osteophytes – the medical term for bone spurs – are a somewhat common development in a person’s spine after their bones have experienced significant wear and tear over the years. The lumbar spine is a common place for bone spurs to develop because the discs in your lower spine act as stress absorbers, and they […]
5 Risks Elderly Patients Face During Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: October 4, 2016
Surgery, no matter how small or simple the operation is, always involves some risks. How adverse these risks are depend on a number of different factors, including the health of the patient, the type of procedure being performed, and much more. Another factor that affects the likelihood of risks or adverse events during surgery is […]
4 Signs You Should Visit A Spine Specialist ASAP
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: October 3, 2016
Research shows that nearly 90 percent of Americans will experience spine pain at some point in their life. Obviously not every spinal ache is cause for a visit to the emergency room, but what signs should you look for that signal there’s something seriously wrong in your spine? We share four signs that suggest you […]
New Treatment Could Be Game Changer For Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: September 28, 2016
Promising research out of the University of Oxford may soon change the way we treat infants with the debilitating condition spinal muscular atrophy. As we’ve talked about on the blog before, spinal muscular atrophy is a condition caused by the body’s inability to produce what’s known as the survival motor neuron protein. The reason they […]
4 Myths About Spine Injuries During Sports
Category: Spinal Cord Injury | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: September 27, 2016
Spine injuries aren’t the most common injury during most athletic activities, but thousands of athletes are taken to the emergency room each year because they suffered an injury to their back or spine. Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation out there when it comes to protecting and caring for our spines after an injury […]
