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SPONDYLOLISTHESIS: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS CONDITION BEYOND IT BEING A 30-POINT SCRABBLE WORD
When back pain sets in, patients ask “How did this happen and why did this happen?” One of the most common diagnoses is spondylolisthesis, or the forward slippage of one lumbar vertebra on another. Spondylolisthesis is often a result of spondylolysis, a stress fracture through the “pars” bones in the back of the spine. Patients [...]
THE QUEST TO FIND THE WORKOUT THAT WORKS FOR YOU IN 2012!
My interest in understanding how the human body moves and functions inspired me to pursue a career in medicine. Through my many years of schooling and medical practice, I remain fascinated by how complex, yet effective, the human body is. I have also had an extensive interest in athletics and fitness throughout my life. Maintaining [...]
ASK THE EXPERT: Is the Regenokine Procedure being performed in Germany a legitimate procedure to help my pain?
Question: Is the Regenokine Procedure being performed in Germany a legitimate procedure to help my pain? – submitted by Dave B. from Bristow, VA Answer from Topic Expert, Dr. Thomas Schuler of the Virginia Spine Institute: The Regenokine Procedure is much like the philosophy we practice here at the Virginia Spine Institute in that it is [...]
DON’T LET BACK PAIN BE YOUR HANDICAP ON THE GOLF COURSE
Are Golf and Spine Surgery Incompatible? An avid golfer’s most common physical hindrance is back pain. When the pain does not improve quickly, this can lead to severe limitation in the ability to hit the links to enjoy this popular pastime. Has this happened to you? You’re not alone! The most common medical injury withthe [...]
TO HAVE SPINAL SURGERY, OR NOT TO HAVE SPINAL SURGERY, THAT IS THE QUESTION.
This is a question that is frequently asked by patients. Many state that they have been told to never have spinal surgery. Spinal surgery historically has developed a poor reputation because of decades of poor results. This created a misperception that if one has spinal surgery that his or her life would never be the [...]
NOT SURE WHERE TO TURN WHEN EXPERIENCING NECK AND/OR BACK PAIN? YOU’RE NOT ALONE. SPINAL SPECIALISTS HAVE GOT YOUR BACK.
We’ve all had that nagging neck pain or worse yet the on again off again lower back pain. You know the pain that caused you to miss a few critical days of work; the pain that was at fault for missing your son’s championship baseball game because you were too uncomfortable to sit in the [...]
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST SPINAL HEALTH RESOURCE, THE VSI BLOG!
I’d like to personally welcome you to our newest online platform: The VSI Blog. For those of you new to the world of social media, our blog (also known as a “web log”) is simply a series of posts (also known as articles) on specific topics (in our case, spinal health care) which evoke a [...]
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