In response to yesterday’s blog post about the difference between a bulging disc and a herniated disc we now want to address how we approach the correction of a bulging disc and a herniated disc.
Bulging disc symptoms depend on the location. Some patients may experience symptoms of pain and discomfort in the legs and feet, [...]
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Understanding the difference between a herniated disc and a bulging disc is really quite simple. To keep the medical language to a minimum, we’ll use basic vocabulary to explain the difference.
There are two different types of disc disorders, contained and non-contained. A bulging disc is a contained disc disorder. That means when the pressure within [...]
Here at The Minimally Invasive Spine Institute we find many couples that are struggling to understand the reason why their loved one is in pain. When chronic pain enters one’s life, relationships can be strained when a person feels a lack of support. Chronic pain can have a toxic effect on relationships, especially if one [...]
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What is Pain Mapping?
Pain mapping is a technique used to locate the source of the patient’s pain.
What is the Purpose of Pain Mapping?
The purpose of pain mapping is important so that our doctors can treat only the specific area in the least invasive way possible.
Why is Pain Mapping an Advancement from other Techniques?
Early methods of [...]
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Unfortunately, exciting medical advancements often lead to misconceptions, which is exactly what is happening in the minimally invasive industry right now. Many doctors are claiming to perform minimally invasive surgery, and are getting away with it because of the incision size, but the equipment, or retractor they are using expands once inside your spine, causing [...]
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Continuous passive motion is a treatment designed to aid in the recovery of joints immediately after trauma or surgery. The device constantly moves the joint through a controlled range of motion.
We’ve been unable to find studies directly concerning continuous passive motion for back pain, but there is a history of studies following knee surgery. Those [...]
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Fusion procedures have really endured a terrible reputation and in many cases rightfully so. In the early 1950s doctors had no way of identifying what was painful and what was not, and most important, where the pain was coming from. Fusions were done fairly indiscriminately and it was just routine to fuse the bottom two [...]
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The December issue of Consumer Reports on Health has a simple do-it-yourself tip for relieving back pain. It involves duct tape and a tennis ball!
Align the tennis balls in a figure eight, and then use as much duct tape as needed to secure the balls in this shape. When completed, the compact tennis [...]
An encouraging article from spine-health.com states that the risk of infection after spine surgery is now down to 2%.
A review of more than 108,000 spine surgeries has found the overall risk of superficial or deep wound infections occurring after operation to be 2%, according to research presented from the Scoliosis Research Society at last week’s [...]
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As soon as we posted our blog discussing back injuries due to luggage, I stumbled across this video from CBS News where Debbye Turner Bell speaks briefly about how to shop til’ you drop without hurting your back.
In the short segment they focus on using more bags, using lightweight luggage, bending at your knees, and [...]
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