A Patient’s Role During The Spine Surgery Process
Category: Surgery Recovery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: February 10, 2020
If relief from back pain cannot be found through conservative measures, your specialist may recommend spine surgery. Surgery typically does a great job at reducing symptoms or eliminating pain, but it doesn’t just happen by chance. Yes, you want a skillful and experienced surgeon performing the operation, but the patient also plays a significant role […]
The Many Benefits of A Spinal CT Scan
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: February 6, 2020
Your spine is arguably the most complex structure in your body, as a number of different bones, tendons and ligaments all act in unison to help ensure everything moves as it should. Because of this, if you develop back pain, it’s oftentimes difficult to pinpoint exactly what’s going on based on a description of symptoms […]
Dr. Sinicropi Honored with Super Doctor Distinction
Category: Awards | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: February 3, 2020
Dr. Stefano Sinicropi and his care team always strive to provide each patient with the highest level of care, and that hard work has resulted in an honor from Super Doctors. Last week, we learned that Dr. Sinicropi was named a Super Doctor for 2019. He also earned this award in 2018, 2017 and 2016, […]
Treating Juvenile Osteochondrosis Of The Spine
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 30, 2020
Juvenile osteochondrosis, also referred to in a clinical setting as Calve disease or Scheuermann’s disease, is a developmental disorder that typically affects the growth of the thoracic spine, although it can also cause problems in the lumbar spine region. The condition results in the abnormal formation of the vertebral bodies, which can lead to curvature […]
Why Spinal Instability Can Be So Problematic
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 27, 2020
Spinal instability is one of the most common conditions we see in our clinic because natural wear and tear is one of the main reasons you lose spinal stability. We can work to prevent instability, but at the same time, there’s only so much we can do in our battle against Father Time. As our […]
The Safety of Epidural Steroid Injections
Category: Injections | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 23, 2020
For many individuals with lower back or sciatic nerve-related pain, they need a little assistance pushing pain to the side so they can progress with things like physical therapy or exercise that can help provide more long-term relief. Many of them find this help in the form of an epidural steroid injection. With an epidural […]
How Sugar Can Affect Your Spine Health
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 20, 2020
Eating a healthy diet is important for your total body wellness, but sometimes it’s really hard to stay on track when there are donuts in the breakroom or a pint of ice cream in the freezer at home. These goodies are packed with sugar, and while they taste great, they can also cause or exacerbate […]
3 Ways To Prevent Your Computer From Causing Spine Pain
Category: Spine Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: January 16, 2020
More than 75 million people in the United States work at a computer for the majority of their work day, and the average office worker spends 1,700 hours a year in front of a computer, so it’s important that we recognize how this technology can affect our spines. There are three main ways that computers […]
