It’s not unusual to assume resting for a day or two in bed is all that’s needed to manage spine-related discomfort. While this can be the case at times, the list of back injuries that can heal well with bed […]
For roughly a year or so now, most of the world has had to make adjustments due to COVID-related concerns. This has meant a significant increase in virtual engagement, which has extended to patient-doctor interactions, including ones involving spine surgery […]
While the human spine is designed to move, it’s entirely up to you to determine how you keep your backbone and its parts moving as you go through life. Some people have regrets later in life because they weren’t more […]
By the time surgery is recommended, many people living with back pain have tried physical therapy and several other nonsurgical options. For this reason, it’s fairly common for patients to enjoy an improved quality of life after recovering from spine […]
Spine pain is something that will eventually affect pretty much everyone at one time or another. If this is something you’re currently living with on a fairly regular or recurring basis, you’re likely open to any reasonable suggestions, one of […]
The human spine houses a bundle of nerves that branch off to various parts of the body. This is why a common source of spine-related symptoms, including numbness, local or radiating pain, and muscle weakness, is nerve irritation or compression. […]
Back pain is fairly common, so it’s easy to brush it off as not really being something serious enough to warrant a visit to a doctor or Beverly Hills spine surgeon. However, doing so can make the problem worse and […]
In the grand scheme of things, spinal surgery has come a long way even over the past decade or so in terms of how it’s done. In fact, some procedures that once typically required a brief stay in the hospital […]
“You are what you eat” also extends to your spine. If your back and the different parts that support it aren’t getting the right mix of beneficial nutrients, you may be setting yourself up for unexpected aches and pains later […]