If a friend or family member will be undergoing spine surgery in the near future, odds are you want to help them any way you can. However, most people only focus on what they can do to help a person once the surgery is complete. And while this makes sense when you consider that they’ll be dealing … [Read more...] about How To Help Someone Before Spine Surgery
Why Same Day Spine Surgeries Turn Into Overnight Stays
Spine surgeries continue to get less invasive for the patient, and because of this a number of operations can be performed on an outpatient basis. Outpatient surgery means that the patient is discharged from the center and return home on the same day of surgery. This process goes exactly as planned … [Read more...] about Why Same Day Spine Surgeries Turn Into Overnight Stays
6 Tips For Rehydrating Your Spinal Discs
Your spinal discs act as spongy cushions between your vertebrae that help to facilitate movement. These discs work optimally when they are hydrated and more flexible, but due to stress and aging, our discs can become thinner and more brittle. When this happens, discs can shift out of place, … [Read more...] about 6 Tips For Rehydrating Your Spinal Discs
How College Students Can Protect Their Spine Health On Campus
Labor Day is fast approaching, and that means many students will soon be moving into their dorm room or heading back to campus for another year at college. Whatever the college experience holds for you, know that if you’re not careful, your time at university can also be quite hard on your spine. In … [Read more...] about How College Students Can Protect Their Spine Health On Campus
How to Safely Exercise After Spine Surgery
If you need to undergo a spinal procedure, odds are you’ll have to progress through weeks or months of rehabilitation before you can get back to doing some normal activities, like driving, working or exercising. Even when you’re cleared for these activities, you want to be smart about how you … [Read more...] about How to Safely Exercise After Spine Surgery
How Is A Minimally Invasive Microdiscectomy Performed?
The goal of any spinal treatment is to successfully correct the problem in the least invasive way possible. This is why conservative care in the form of physical therapy, weight loss and stretching techniques are oftentimes the first treatments pursued. However, if surgery becomes an eventuality, a … [Read more...] about How Is A Minimally Invasive Microdiscectomy Performed?
Do These 4 Things Each Day To Build A Healthier Spine
Everyone wants to have a healthy spine and body, but not everyone wants to work for it. That said, you don’t need to hit the gym for three hours every day in order to have a healthy spine! There are four little things you can do each day to build a stronger back. In today’s blog, we take a look at … [Read more...] about Do These 4 Things Each Day To Build A Healthier Spine
Why Does My Back Always Hurt When I Bend Over?
Bending over to pick up something off the ground is an easy task, until one day it’s not. Oftentimes this difficulty is caused by a problem in your spine, which can take on more stress as you bend down to grab something off the ground. If bending over has recently become painful or you can no longer … [Read more...] about Why Does My Back Always Hurt When I Bend Over?
