4 Tips for Sleeping after Spine Surgery
Category: Surgery Recovery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 21, 2015
Sleep is absolutely essential to a successful recovery from spine surgery. Without sufficient sleep, your body will not have the full ability to heal itself. A patient’s sleep schedule can be interrupted due to a number of surgery-related issues, including: anesthesia after-effects, anxiety, and pain from the surgical wounds. It is up to the patient […]
Emotional Recovery after Spine Surgery
Category: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgery Recovery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 20, 2015
We talk a lot on this blog about the physical aspects of the surgical process. An important element of surgery that often gets overlooked is the impact surgery has on a patient’s emotional and psychological well-being. In this article, instead of focusing on the physical aspects of recovering after spine surgery, we are going to […]
Prolotherapy for Back Pain – Is it Effective?
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 19, 2015
If you suffer from chronic back pain, you will likely try anything that might relieve the pain. From chiropractic techniques, to injections, to surgery – there are numerous options that can help reduce pain. In this article, we are going to take a look at one such pain relief option – prolotherapy. We’ll take a […]
Spine Injuries, Conditions, and Baseball
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 14, 2015
Baseball is the great American sport, enjoyed by players of many ages. But, as with any sport, there is always a risk of injury. In this post, we are going to take a look at the different spine conditions and injuries that baseball players can sustain – from the little leagues to the major leagues. […]
When Menstrual Pain Worsens Back Pain
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 13, 2015
Menstruation can come with a lot of painful and annoying symptoms, including cramps, exhaustion, and pain. In this blog we are going to do what we do best – talk about how menstrual pain and back pain relate to one another. We will discuss how menstrual pain can lead to back pain (before and after […]
Vertebrae Wedge Fractures & the Spine
Category: Spinal Cord Injury | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 12, 2015
The spine is a complex and vital bodily structure, and there are many ways in which it can be damaged. We have talked previously about compression fractures of the spine. Today we’re going to focus on a subset of compression fractures known as vertebral wedge fractures. This blog will focus exclusively on spinal wedge fractures. […]
Foot Drop after Spine Surgery
Category: Nerves | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 8, 2015
Foot drop refers to a patient’s inability to fully lift the ball of their foot while walking. It is generally the result of nerve damage. In this post, we are going to talk a little bit about foot drop – what it is, when it can result after spine surgery, and how to best treat […]
How to Interpret MRI Results
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 7, 2015
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) exams are a powerful diagnostic tool commonly used to help diagnose spinal conditions and injuries. Interpreting the results of an MRI can be quite complex. In this article we will discuss the basics of an MRI, and how to interpret the results of a spinal MRI. MRI & the Spine MRI […]
