According to statistics, roughly 85,000 people in the United States receive a brain tumor diagnosis ever year. Brain tumors form when the cells in and around your brain undergo abnormal changes (mutations) in their DNA and multiply rapidly. While only one-third of brain tumors are cancerous, benign tumors, especially when they develop in a crucial
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Treat Back Pain with a Spine Surgeon
Early in life or in later years, almost everyone experiences acute back pain. If your back pain lasts three months or longer, you are suffering from chronic back pain. Whether acute or chronic, back pain is frustrating and dealing with it without knowing its cause can be tiring. When you have severe back pain that
Read MoreCommon Questions about Artificial Discs and Their Implants
Choosing to undergo replacement surgery is not an easy and single decision but a journey you take with your spine surgeon after considering all the essential aspects. Every person’s reason to undergo artificial disc replacement surgery may differ but the ultimate goal is to relieve your pain and regain lost mobility. Knowing that some artificial
Read MoreGetting Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery for Degenerative Disc Disease
Getting spinal surgery for degenerative disc disease can be scary. That is why your doctor recommends non-surgical options as a first-line treatment for your spine conditions. However, when non-surgical treatment options do not work, living with pain and discomfort can be impossible, and undergoing surgery may be the only treatment option left. Fortunately, minimally invasive
Read MoreRecovery After Pituitary Tumor Surgery
Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths that develop in the pituitary gland—a pea-sized gland referred to as the body’s master gland because it plays a major role in regulating many vital bodily functions and controls most of the other hormone-secreting glands. Many cases of pituitary tumors don’t need any type of intervention. For those that do,
Read MoreWhen Should I See a Neurosurgeon for Back Pain?
A neurosurgeon is a physician most qualified to perform nonsurgical and surgical treatments on the central and peripheral nervous system, which includes the brain, spine, and nerves. Oftentimes, back pain is caused by problems with the spine and nerves, and a neurosurgeon’s training makes them the best specialist for the job. There was a time
Read MoreBenefits of Laser Spine Surgery
Technology and techniques to relieve pain from spine conditions continue to evolve. Laser spine surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that can be used to treat chronic back pain originating from nerve compression from a disc that has moved from its normal disc space. This cutting-edge procedure uses laser technology, or a focused heat source
Read MoreQuestions to Ask Your Spine Surgeon
If you are about to see a spine surgeon for a back problem, there are a series of questions you can ask to help you thoroughly understand your condition and the treatment options available to you. The answers you receive from this doctor will help you in determining your surgeon’s experience level and whether you
Read MoreHow Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Can Relieve Lower Back Pain
Lumbar spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal in your lower back), lumbar degenerative disc disease, sciatica, scoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine), and herniated lumbar disc are among the common culprits in chronic low back pain. If you’ve been diagnosed with any of these spine conditions and dogged by low back pain that is
Read MoreA Guide to Disc Replacement Procedure
If you have cervical or lumbar degenerative disc disease and are suffering from chronic pain and functional limitations that no longer respond to conservative interventions, your surgeon will likely recommend an artificial disc replacement to provide you with effective, long-term relief. Check out this brief guide to learn what to anticipate before, during, and after
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