The Benefits Of Walking For Your Spine
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
If you’re dealing with irregular or chronic back pain, the prospect of jumping into an intense physical therapy routine can be daunting, and while it would likely prove helpful, there are some other less strenuous treatments you can pursue that may help curb your discomfort. One such activity is walking. You don’t need any special […]
Preventing The Top Causes Of Spinal Cord Injuries
Category: Spinal Cord Injury | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
Spinal cord injuries can be extremely devastating. Depending on where the damage to the spinal cord occurs, it’s possible that it could lead to partial or total paralysis of your legs or arms. Oftentimes it takes extreme trauma to damage your spinal cord, and while you can’t always prevent these types of high-energy traumas, there […]
4 Tips For Recovering If You Need General Anesthesia For Your Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
General anesthesia is a wonderful tool that can allow doctors to perform intricate and complex surgical procedures while the patient is in a sleep-like state, free from pain and discomfort. Special medication is administered either in a gas-like form through a mask or in a liquid form intravenously to ensure that the patient remains in […]
When Is The Best Time To Have Spine Surgery?
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
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
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
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
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
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 […]
