What To Know About Pain After Back Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: November 6, 2025
If you need to undergo a spinal procedure, you probably expect to experience some discomfort and even some pain during the healing process. Pain is a necessary reality during your post-op recovery period, but why does it develop, and when does it suggest you should reach back out to your doctor? In today’s blog, we […]
Managing Appetite Loss After Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: November 4, 2025
Spine surgery affects people in all different ways, and while much of the focus during your recovery will be on your physical and mental health, one aspect of your recovery that can be overlooked is how the surgery impacts your appetite. It’s quite common for patients to notice an appetite reduction or appetite loss during […]
5 Tips For Staying Active During Your Spine Surgery Recovery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: October 6, 2025
We want you to be protective of your surgically-corrected spine, but at the same time, we don’t want you to lay in bed for weeks while your body attempts to heal. Countless studies have shown that controlled movement can actually help to speed up the recovery process compared to prolonged inactivity, but you need to […]
Why Spine Surgery Is Rarely A Doctor’s First Treatment Recommendation
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: August 13, 2025
Spine surgery is an incredibly effective treatment course, and success rates only continue to climb as we learn more about the best ways to perform these operations and chart post-op recovery courses. That said, unless it’s an emergency situation, it’s very rare for a doctor’s first recommendation to be a surgical correction. If surgery has […]
4 Times When Traditional Back Surgery May Be Preferred To Minimally Invasive Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: July 14, 2025
If everything was equal, spine surgeons would recommend that a minimally invasive surgical technique be used to carry out a spinal procedure. As we’ve discussed on our blog numerous times, minimally invasive spine surgery has become the preferred procedure for a number of different spinal issues. Not only is a minimally invasive procedure less taxing […]
What Is Life Like After Spine Surgery?
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: July 8, 2025
When determining if spine surgery is the right path forward, many people try to envision what their life would look like after the procedure and recovery is complete. However, since they’ve likely never gone through anything like this, it can be tough to picture what life will be like when the operation and recovery is […]
Is Elective Spine Surgery Worth It?
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: June 17, 2025
When it comes to elective surgery, you want to weigh all the benefits and potential risks before you decide if moving forward with the procedure is right for you. After all, nobody wants to undergo a significant and costly surgery only to realize that they wish they would have chosen a different treatment path. But […]
Managing The Mental Side Of Failed Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: May 26, 2025
Much of the focus during the back pain treatment stage focuses on your physical health, but unless we also ensure that our mental health is improving, recovery can stagnate. Pain treatment problems are only further amplified when you do everything you can to overcome an issue, and you still run into a setback. Even if […]
