Spine surgery can mark the beginning of a new life. Regardless of the specific procedure, you get done, whether it’s a discectomy, a laminectomy, or spinal fusion, your debilitating symptoms can effectively be eliminated to bring you relief. Most spine surgeries are now performed as outpatient procedures, which means you can go home on the same day of surgery. Immediately coming home from surgery, you may feel a bit groggy, tired, and pain, which is completely normal. For a smooth recovery f ... [Read More]
Lower Back Pain
How Can Acupuncture Help with Back Pain?
Acupuncture is an alternative approach and complementary practice that entails the professional insertion of hair-thin needles into specific points of the body. The purpose is to stimulate the body’s healing energy, alleviate pain, and treat a bevy of health conditions. It has been a central feature of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 2,000 years, and it is arguably the most popular form of alternative medical treatment outside the conventional Western medical system. The beneficial ... [Read More]
Lumbar Fusion for Back Pain
A lumbar spine fusion is a type of back surgery designed to treat lower back pain and leg pain as a result of degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, stenosis, or other spinal injuries. The fusion of vertebrae in the spine is performed to strengthen and stabilize the fused segment of the spine, thus decreasing or eliminating the back pain the spinal instability may have caused. This surgery is called a "spine fusion" because it involves placing small morsels of bone either in the front ... [Read More]
Who Should I Go to for My Sciatica?
Sciatica is not a disease or a diagnosis. It is a symptom of an underlying medical condition. The term is used to describe nerve pain, tingling, numbness and weakness that travels from the lower back, across the buttocks, down the back of the thighs to the calves and feet. It occurs when the sciatic nerve – the longest in the body – gets compacted or aggravated. Common conditions that cause sciatica include herniated lumbar discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and spon ... [Read More]
