Back surgery is usually an elective surgery. The exception is when there is an emergency or rare condition such as a

As you might recall from Chapter 3, 31 pairs of nerve roots exit from the spinal cord through spaces between the ver

Recovering from spine surgery can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months. It depends on your procedure and

If you are contemplating spine surgery, you may be interested to know what an orthopaedic spine surgeon recommends y

My concern as a spine surgeon and a pain specialist is that I’m seeing much more unnecessary spine surgery and very

Ralph Rashbaum, MD, an orthopaedic spine surgeon answers questions posed by SpineUniverse about failed back surgery

In the old days, a doctor would say to a patient, you need surgery and the decision was made. These days, unless it

You are going to have spinal surgery (a spinal fusion). This is a decision reached by you and your doctor after care

Most patients who undergo spinal surgery have weeks or months to prepare for their procedure. Its importan

Cervical Disc Replacement Instead of Cervical Fusion There is a new technique that is becoming more available worl

What is a Cervical Disc? The spine is a column made of up bones, discs and ligaments. The blocks of bone (or verteb

Typical Surgical Experience for the Patient The experience for the patient undergoing implantation of the Bryan® ar

What Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery? In essence, minimally invasive spine surgery is the performance of surger

Neurointerventional surgery is a multi-disciplinary Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) acc

Thoracoscopic, laparoscopic, endoscopic, “through the scope”, minimally invasive? These terms describe recently popu

Ninety-five percent (95%) of people who sustain a low back injury will recover with non-surgical treatments and prev

Post-Operative Recovery and Patient Satisfaction The patient is released home the same day of the procedure. Use o

If a patient with serious, long-term low back pain is not helped by nonoperative programs, a surgical procedure migh

Editors Comment: Thousands of patients face spine surgery every year. Perhaps you are contemplating spine surgery a

Background Cervical disc protusions, if they compress the nerves in the neck typically cause arm pain. There are a