If you’ve recently suffered from a spinal compression fracture, your orthopaedist may have suggested kyphoplasty as a possible treatment. But what exactly is kyphoplasty, and how can it help alleviate back pain? In this article, our orthopaedic spine specialists provide helpful information about the kyphoplasty procedure to help you better understand it and make informed [...]
Do you suffer from back pain, tingling, numbness or muscle weakness that tends to come and go, depending on what you're doing? Does your back pain suddenly disappear when you bend over a shopping cart, then reappear when you stand straight up? This may be a sign of spinal stenosis, a common cause of lower [...]
How Cells in Your Body Can Heal Damaged Discs in Your Spine By Dr. Sameer Mathur, board-certified minimally invasive spine surgeon Having treated patients with low back since 2006, I have both witnessed and been part of the evolution of treating spinal problems such as degenerative disc disease. In the late 1990s [...]
