14 interesting facts about your spine: Both giraffes and humans have seven vertebrae in their necks. As babies, we have 33 vertebrae but as adults, we end up with 26. What happens to the 9 remaining bones? Four of them will fuse to make our tailbone and five fuse to make the back of [...]
Is there help for arachnoditis? If you go to any doctor’s office, especially radiologists and anesthesiologists, and ask them about Arachnoiditis, you will likely be told that it does not exist, it is an urban myth, no one knows anything about it and that it is not a painful condition. Do an internet search on [...]
Lower back pain can lead to discomfort throughout the day and even when you’re sleeping. Over-the-counter pain relievers might help, but you probably do not want to have to take these every single day in the morning and at night. Several years ago, a study revealed that stretching was more effective for neck pain than [...]
This article is excerpted from an article titled Calcium Is Needed for Strong Bones by Kelly Andrews, originally published at Spine-Health.com on March 17, 2017. To read the article in full, click the link at the bottom of the post. Calcium is the most common mineral in the body, primarily found in bones and teeth. It [...]
Disc degeneration is one of the most common causes of low back, leg neck or arm pain. The spinal discs, which separate the vertebrae of the spine, are soft and compressible. Over time, loss of the water content in the discs as part of the aging process causes them to be less flexible. Fluid loss [...]
If you work long hours on your feet or at a desk, you are familiar with the aches, pains, and tensions associated with your job. People who work in the same position or use repetitive motions every day, eight hours a day, and five days a week can develop real problems. These issues are usually [...]
Each morning you may wake with a back ache, a crick in your neck or a shoulder feeling displaced. At first, you might think it’s your old mattress causing these issues. But, if you have a brand new bed and are still waking up feeling sore, you might be suffering from other issues. Dealing with [...]
Three evidenced based studies were reviewed to determine how exactly more cost effective was surgery versus non-surgical treatment and minimally invasive spine surgery versus open spine surgery. Study #1 The first looked at the cost-effectiveness of surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniations over 2 years. This followed patients who received a discectomy for [...]
Nearly all groups of patients with spinal stenosis -- but not smokers -- do better with surgery than with non-surgical treatment, reports a study in the October 1 issue of Spine. With the exception of smokers, patients who met strict inclusion criteria improved more with surgery than with non-operative treatment according to a study by The [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjmfoTU_mqs After suffering for years with a degenerative bone condition due to leukemia and the toll his pain took on his own life, and the lives of his loved ones, Efrain Yepes decided he would no longer live with the pain. He began his search for help and found the Bonati Spine Institute. Watch his story [...]
