01st June 2011
A pain management physician has a broad range of experience to diagnose and treat all types of pain. With a multidisciplinary approach to the anatomy of the body, and a specialized approach that can come from various specialties of physicians, this type o...
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01st June 2011
Minimally invasive spine surgery is the method of choice for most orthopedic and neurological spine surgeons when surgery is indicated for an individual with severe back pain. With a smaller incision, allowing a patient to heal more quickly, and better vi...
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01st June 2011
Disc replacement is a surgical procedure that is an option for treating cervical radiculopathy – a herniated disc in the neck area. The procedure has seen more success on the cervical region, but is also prescribed for the lumbar, or lower back area. Appr...
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01st June 2011
Spine pain can also be described as back pain. The difference would be that the spine itself is experiencing the pain, as opposed to referred pain, which is where pain is felt in another part of the body, although the affected nerve is in the spine. With ...
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01st June 2011
Spinal fusion, a procedure that allows vertebrae to merge together, can be performed on different areas of the back – the cervical region, the thoracic part and the lumbar section. The 33 vertebrae (spinal bones) of the back are divided into five areas fo...
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01st June 2011
Cervical fusion, a surgery of the upper spine, has been shown to relieve more than just neck pain and referred pain. A study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in August 2009 revealed that two years after undergoing cervical fusion, patien...
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