Surgery
5 Misconceptions About Spine Surgery
If you’re living with a spine condition, spine surgery may be the solution you’ve been longing for. Unfortunately, however, there is no shortage of misconceptions about this procedure that may cause you to misunderstand your options and make poor choices.
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How to Recover at Home After Outpatient Spine Surgery
If conservative measures deem to be ineffective, outpatient spine surgery may be an option. Here are some tips for a successful recovery after outpatient spine surgery.
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WHAT IS ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY?
You might have seen or heard about endoscopic spine surgery and wondering what it is. Historically, everything is evolved with more advanced technology and integration of resreached and data, medicine and surgery are the same. A century ago, we have not heard of knee scope, shoulder scope, or hip scope. Read more…
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IS OPEN SURGERY BAD FOR YOU?
When I was trained 20+yeasr ago, open surgery is a standard of care. But we kept seeing the patients came back for more problems. Recent researches showed that what we knew and what we did in the past likely contribute to the ongoing problems that the patient has. Well, we Read more…
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WHAT IS MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY?
Minimally Invasive Surgery is a very common terminology if you are a spine patient, spine surgeon, or healthcare personnel who are in the spine industry. It is so common that majority of the spine surgeons and practices marketing themselves as an “MIS” Guy. So what is exactly is it? Some Read more…