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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY (MIS), AS TOLD BY DR. HASZ

In a world where health care is constantly evolving and progressing, as a patient it is hard to keep up with the latest procedures and treatment options. Lately, I have been receiving many inquiries and questions from patients surrounding around “minimally invasive surgery”. Through these recent dialogues it has become clear to me that Minimally [...]

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PATIENT QUESTION: I EXPERIENCED WHIPLASH FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND HAVE PROLONGED PAIN…

Patient Question: I was rear-ended sitting at a stop sign last week. In the emergency room the doctors told me I had whiplash. The pain has gotten slightly better but I still have pain from the bottom of my head into my shoulders. Will this get better on its own or do I need to [...]

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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 [...]

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CLINICAL TRIALS 101: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU PAY IT FORWARD IN SPINAL HEALTH CARE

As the Director of Research for the Spinal Research Foundation, a national non-profit 501 (c) (3), I lead the organization to focus on three aspects of patient care; research, education, and patient advocacy. Regarding the research, we perform both prospective and retrospective studies.  Retrospective research means we look back at the procedures that we have [...]

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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 [...]

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ASK THE EXPERT: I have radiating pain down my legs (caused by herndiated discs) and have tried everything to resolve it. What are my treatment options?

Question: I have two herniated discs that have caused pain to radiate down my legs to my feet. I have tried everything from chiropractic and acupuncture to physical therapy and medications. But the pain is just getting worse. How does a doctor decide if surgery is the answer? And how long is too long to [...]

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ASK THE EXPERT: What happens if scoliosis is not treated? Is surgery the best option to treat scoliosis?

Question: What happens if scoliosis is not treated? Is surgery the best option to treat scoliosis? — Submitted by Jane N. Answer from topic expert, Dr. Christopher Good from the Virginia Spine Institute: Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that affects approximately 7 million people in the US.  Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is [...]

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