My Back Hurts When I’m Breathing – What’s Causing Your Pain?
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 29, 2015
Breathing is essential to life, so it can be a major problem if you’re experiencing chest and back pain with each breath. Sometimes the pain is caused by a minor strain, while other times it could be a sign of a major medical issue. Today, we’re going to examine some of the reasons why you’re […]
How Surgeons Predict Complication Likelihood After Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 28, 2015
A new study using data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project showcased how surgeons can use risk-modeling guidelines to predict a person’s likelihood of complications after spine surgery. For the study, researchers examined data from more than 22,300 spine surgeries. Patients were evaluated for 20 risk factors that health experts […]
What is Microdiscectomy Surgery?
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 23, 2015
Your back is a complex structure, so it’s no surprise that there are a host of different procedures that can be performed to alleviate back pain. There’s spinal fusion, disc replacement, cortisone injections, osteophyte removal, nerve debridement and microdiscectomy operations. We’ve talked about a lot of those procedures in depth on our blog before, and […]
5 Tips for Preventing Back Pain While Shoveling
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 22, 2015
Winter is here, and that means it will soon be time to bust out your shovel and snowblower to keep your sidewalk and driveway clear. In fact, some of you have probably already had to shovel your walk. Clearing snow is essential during the Minnesota winters, but it can be problematic if you have to […]
Helmets Can Reduce Spine Injuries
Category: Spinal Cord Injury | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 21, 2015
Research shows that motorcycle riders who wear a helmet are significantly less likely to suffer a cervical spine injury during an accident than those who ride without a helmet. Although the study only examined motorcycles, helmets can also protect a person from spine injuries while riding a bicycle, while canoeing or while water skiing. The […]
Spinal Levels & Corresponding Injury Symptoms
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 18, 2015
Your spine can be broken down into different levels, and injuries to the nerves in these sections can cause a range of problems. Today, we’re going to look at which symptoms and problems can occur when nerve injuries occur in one of the four main spinal areas, the cervical portion, the thoracic portion, the lumbar […]
Herniated Discs May Be Sign of Spinal Malformation in Children
Category: Nerves, Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 17, 2015
New findings published in Neurosurgery suggest herniated discs in children and adolescents may be indicative of a malformation in the spinal column. The study, conducted by Dr. Shongjun Liu and colleagues at Peking University, sought to determine why children and teens were developing lumbar disc herniation. Normally a herniated disc is caused by gradual wear […]
Is Your Wallet Causing Your Back Pain?
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: December 16, 2015
Strenuous or athletic activities are a few of the most common causes of back pain, but other times the root cause of your spine injury is non-physical. We’ve talked about how poor posture or always hunching over your phone can lead to neck pain, but there’s another culprit that often contributes to back pain in […]
