While most people who suffer from neck and upper back pain don’t need surgery to relieve the pain and correct the problem, some severe cases require cervical spine surgery. What situations warrant surgical intervention, and what is involved in this type of surgery? When is surgery necessary? Most of the time, neck pain can be [...]
Scoliosis of the spine is a complex deformity that results in a sideways curvature of the spine. Scoliosis can be present at birth or it can develop during infancy, childhood, or adolescence. Most often, the cause is unknown, though in some cases it is secondary to other conditions such as spina bifida or cerebral palsy. [...]
Treatment for sciatica typically consists of physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medication. Sciatica treatments do include surgery, however surgery is not a typical treatment for sciatica. Sciatica is a sharp pain in the hip or thigh that radiates to other body areas. The two phases of sciatica are the acute phase which involves protecting injured tissue [...]
Surgery is not something anyone thinks about until it’s happening to you or a loved one. Suddenly something that so many doctors and hospitals claim to be the “best” at becomes confusing and complicated. The fact is that if you or a loved one must undergo surgery to correct back pain or a spinedisease, you’ll [...]
