When Is The Best Time To Have Spine Surgery?
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: February 21, 2024
If you’re like a lot of people who may need spine surgery, you have probably given some thought to when you would like to have the procedure performed. After all, you probably have some goals, life events and insurance regulations to consider. So when exactly is the best time to have spine surgery? Or maybe […]
How The Back Experts Care For Their Own Spines
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: February 19, 2024
They say that you should practice what you preach, and Dr. Sinicropi and the team at The Midwest Spine & Brain Institute believe that in order to help protect the backs of others, we need to take care of our own spines. But how are the experts ensuring that their spines stay healthy long into […]
How To Lower Your Fracture Risk If You Have Spinal Osteoporosis
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: February 15, 2024
Osteoporosis is a medical condition that can cause some of the bones in your body to become weak and brittle. While it can affect any area of your body, it most commonly affects a person’s feet, hands and spine. Because of all the stress we put on our spines during everyday movement, patients with spinal […]
What Is Kissing Spine?
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: February 14, 2024
Most kisses are good, but one area where you don’t want to hear about kissing is in your spine. Kissing spine, also more commonly referred to as Baastrup’s sign or Baastrup’s syndrome, is a condition that involves your intervertebral discs and spinal facet joints. We take a closer look at what causes kissing spine to […]
Diagnosing Back Conditions Without Imaging
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: February 7, 2024
Medical imaging technology can provide a doctor with information that they would not have been able to otherwise see, but that doesn’t mean that ordering imaging exams should be the first order of business when you walk into a doctor’s office with pain. There are a number of other ways that doctors work to pinpoint […]
All The Ways Smoking Complicates Your Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: February 5, 2024
We all know that smoking is linked to a variety of health issues, so it should come as no surprise that it also causes a number of problems for your spine surgery procedure and recovery. In fact, most people are not aware of all the ways that smoking complicates your back surgery and rehab, so […]
Improving Your Lung Health After Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 30, 2024
Breathing is something we do throughout each day without a second thought, but the breathing process can become a little more difficult in the wake of your spine surgery. Strong breaths will help to push healthy, oxygenated blood to structures that need the nutrients it provides to aid in the healing process, so it’s important […]
Reducing Your Risk Of Anesthesia Complications During Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 29, 2024
A fair amount of spinal procedures require that the patient be put into a sleep-like state with the help of general anesthesia. It is a powerful medication that ensures you do not feel anything while the spine surgeon performs the operation, but like any tool used in surgery, it carries a few additional risks. Surgical […]
