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Explore expert insights on spine health, minimally invasive surgery, recovery tips, and advanced treatments from Dr. Albert P. Wong.
Your surgeon said you need cervical fusion. Then came a wave of terms nobody explained. Maybe they
Your head pain might not start in your head. Sometimes it begins a few inches lower, in
Back pain seldom explains itself, and two diagnoses are sometimes confusing! Actually, ‘spinal stenosis vs herniated disc’
A school nurse bends a kid forward and runs a finger down the spine. Sometimes she stops
When rest did not work, medication did not work. Physical therapy did not work either, and now
Every fusion surgery trades one problem for another. That trade is the part patients rarely hear about
Lower back pain does not always become serious suddenly. At first, it may feel like stiffness after
If you hear that you may need back surgery, then it can be frightening for you. Not
Let’s be honest, this is the part people worry about first. You can understand the procedure, the
Most people don’t worry about the surgery part as much as what comes after. It’s the recovery