
Tips to Avoid Neck Pain While Using Tech Devices
In today’s digitally dependent world, it’s practically unheard of to see someone without a smartphone, iPad, tablet, or other type of similar tech gadget. The consumption of handheld technology is not just limited to adults and teenagers. In fact, statistcs tell us...
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Is Minimally Invasive Surgery Right for You?
You may have seen the ads – happy dog brings his leash to a man sitting in a chair who starts to get up, but sits back down in obvious pain. The dog then goes on his walk with the daughter, while the narrator encourages viewers to stop putting off surgery. And maybe...
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A Neurosurgeon’s Guide to Brain Concussions and TBI
Although Traumatic Brain Injury, also known as TBI, is somewhat of a buzzword in today’s healthcare and sports media, it’s long been part of head trauma and neurosurgery terminology. Concussions are a widely known, household-name form of traumatic brain injury, and...
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How Does Your Lower Back Pain Affect Your Sex-Life?
That’s a question your specialist should ask, but often doesn’t if you are an older patient with low-back pain, according to a report presented last year at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting. Specifically, the researchers asked, 1,235 study...
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10 questions you should ask before you decide on surgery
Deciding on surgery for back pain is a complex decision that deserves careful consideration. If conservative therapies such as physical therapy, weight loss, medical or chiropractic therapies have failed to provide you with adequate pain relief, you and your doctor...
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Concierge Medicine
Boutique Medical Practices Are Booming! Concierge medicine, or boutique medical practices are booming, a 2012 survey by the American Academy of Private Physicians reported that there were 4,400 concierge doctors in the United States, which was a 30 percent increase...
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5 Benefits of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery is gaining popularity among patients and neurosurgeons alike. Also known as MIS, this type of spine surgery is often faster and requires less recovery time than traditional spine surgery. Conditions like lumbar spinal stenosis,...
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