Spine surgery can help to greatly reduce or eliminate your back pain. It can also be performed to address referred pain in another part of your body that is being caused in the spinal cord. While most people automatically assume that spine surgery is a major procedure, you may be surprised to know that it might not be as serious as you thought. Let’s talk about what you can expect from back surgery, and where you can go for a medical evaluation and recommendations to finally achieve pain ... [Read More]
Chronic Pain
Compression Fractures of the Spine
A compression fracture occurs when a vertebra (a bone in your spine) collapses. It can cause you a great deal of pain and other unpleasant symptoms. Fortunately, a doctor from Front Range Spine and Neurosurgery may offer you a non-invasive treatment or a minimally invasive spinal surgery to correct the problem and reduce your pain symptoms. Spinal Compression Fractures Spinal fractures vary in severity. Most often, a spinal compression fracture occurs in the thoracic spine, which is the middle ... [Read More]
Understanding the Link Between Seizures and Brain Tumors
The connection between seizures and brain tumors is best explained through the prevalence of brain tumor-related seizures— more than one-third of people diagnosed with a brain tumor will experience a seizure at least once. While considered the earliest symptom of a brain tumor, seizures can also happen as a result of a stroke, brain infection such as meningitis, or closed head injury. A thorough diagnostic evaluation can therefore differentiate between a brain tumor and other neurological ... [Read More]
Benefits of Workers Compensation
Employers in the United States are required to purchase insurance that provides their employees with a range of benefits in the event that they become ill or injured on the job. This is called workers’ compensation insurance, and it benefits not only the employees but also the employer. In all states, except Texas, workers’ compensation is required by law. Workers’ compensation offers to pay for an employee’s medical bills when an injury or illness is incurred while at the workplace. This ... [Read More]
Differences Between Strokes and Aneurysms
People often confuse two conditions that seem similar in many ways, but are actually quite different: strokes and aneurysms. They are both serious conditions that directly affect the brain. However, they have differing symptoms and also some of the same symptoms. A stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency affecting the brain, while an aneurysm in the brain can lead to a stroke. Both strokes and aneurysms are the result of problems in the blood vessel walls. It is important to understand ... [Read More]
