1. Make sure the spine surgeon is board certified (or board eligible) and fellowship trained in spine. This means that in addition to the usual surgical residency requirements, he or she has completed a fellowship program in spine that included at least one additional year of training specific to spine surgery.
2. Choose a spine surgeon [...]
Tomorrow (Saturday April 18, 2009) we are offering a free seminar to educate prospective patients about minimally invasive spine surgery. This is a free seminar were we share information about the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute and how we can help you overcome back pain.
Click the button below to be taken to our sign up form. [...]
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If you have decided to visit a doctor about your back pain (read our tips on when to consult a doctor) we’ve put together a list of questions to expect from the doctor.
Is your pain on one side only or both sides?
What does the pain feel like? Is it dull, sharp, throbbing, or burning?
On a [...]
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By now you know that minimally invasive spine surgery is the future of spine surgery. With less trauma to the body, little to no scarring, less blood loss, and minimal damage to the patient’s muscles, it’s easy to understand why so many doctors and patients have praised this new process. However, it’s not as easy [...]
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A couple of days ago we posted a blog about What to Look for in a Spine Surgeon. The first bullet point was:
1. Make sure the spine surgeon is board certified (or board eligible) and fellowship trained in spine. This means that in addition to the usual surgical residency requirements, he or she has completed [...]
Finding the right spine doctor is very important and SpineUniverse.com has some great guidelines on how to select a spine specialist. So now you can go into the doctor’s office armed with some questions of your own.
1. Make sure the spine surgeon is board certified (or board eligible) and fellowship trained in spine. This means [...]
1. Smoke, drink excessively, do illegal drugs
No one’s proud of any of the above, but your doctor needs to know. He can’t accurately diagnose and treat your health problems if you hide your substance abuse. “Remember, there are strict privacy laws between patient and doctor, so the information is not going to be shared,” Kaminetsky [...]
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