Is it my hip or my back?
An important part of any spine exam is figuring out what other body parts can mimic low back pain (LBP). Is the buttock pain a […]
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07, 2019
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04, 2019
What Ever Happened To Laser Spine Surgery?
On March 1st, 2019, the Laser Spine Institute located in Florida and Arizona closed suddenly. Based out of Tampa, Florida, the center closed all of […]
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03, 2019
What are the risk factors for chronic Opioid use?
In a recent article in Orthopedics Today, the risks for chronic opioid use/ abuse were discussed by Dr. Jasmin Moshfegh. In a published article in […]
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01, 2019
Cement Augmentation VCFx’s
Osteoporosis has become a big issue since the turn of the century with an estimated 10 million Americans affected with the disease. Simplistically, low bone […]
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12, 2018
Can Exercise as a young adult prevent Osteoporosis?
Studies have found the prevalence of Osteoporosis in people greater than fifty years of age at 16% for Men and 30% of Women. Having weaker […]
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10, 2018
Is Spaceflight a risk for Low Back Pain?
A recent journal article discussed the effects of spaceflight or lack of gravity; on the spine. The journal article “From the International Space Station to […]
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07, 2018
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, a Serious Disease
A recent white paper by Gillian Hawker M.D. (Chair of the Department of Medicine- University of Toronto) discussed the findings and data […]
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05, 2018
Baseball Hips
Baseball Blog May 2018
Does decreased hip Internal Rotation predispose you to Back & Abdominal muscle injury?
In Professional Baseball players it does!!
In a recently published article […]
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04, 2018
Doctors and the Economy
Doctors and the Economy
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently set out to answer the question “What is the Economic Value of U.S. Physicians?”
The AMA released […]
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02, 2018
History of Back Pain
History of Back Pain
It is estimated 80% of people in US will seek medical attention for their back in their lifetime. Yearly, 15% of adults […]