When it comes to posture corrector products — I not only recommend them to my patients; I’ve even helped my mom find one that works for her. She had surgery on her back 20 years ago and she’s done great since then. But sometimes she notices that she’s leaning forward, which is a common issue…
Washington Business Journal Recognizes VSI® President and CEO as the Patient Champion Award Recipient Reston, VA — September 28, 2026 — Dr. Christopher Good, spine surgeon and president & CEO of VSI, has been awarded Washington Business Journal‘s Innovator in Health Care Patient Champion Award. With over two decades in medicine, Dr. Good earned this…
Read the study in the National Institute of Health, published in 2022 Introduction: Accurate pedicle screw placement is crucial to achieving stable posterior fixation and avoiding complications in spinal surgery. There is growing interest in the use of augmented reality (AR) navigation in spine surgery as an alternative to the current approaches: traditional navigation, robotic-guidance,…
Key Facts Spondylosis, spondylolysis, and spondylolisthesis sound nearly identical, but they describe three distinct spinal conditions. In simple terms: spondylosis is arthritis of the spine, spondylolysis is a stress fracture in the vertebra, and spondylolisthesis is when one vertebra slips forward over another. The conditions can also be related, since untreated spondylolysis can progress into…
Gardening Back Pain Prevention: Key Takeaways Cause of Low Back Pain After Gardening Spring is blooming, and we all have the urge to get back to our regularly scheduled outdoor activities as soon as possible. And what better way to spend time outdoors than to spruce up your home with flowers, trees, and shrubs? Over…
Key Takeaways A love of basketball runs deep. Once you’ve played the game, it’s hard to give it up. That’s why so many adults are part of recreational basketball leagues – long after they’ve stopped competing as student athletes. But beware! Americans are more likely to injure themselves playing basketball than any other sport. For…
Now that you’ve shoveled your car out from two feet of snow {and then did it again after the snow plow came through}, let’s take a moment to assess the damage. Did you wake up this morning with sore arms and legs from lifting the heavy snow and ice? What about your lower back –…
What does chronic back pain really cost? For Rachel, a 35-year-old teacher and mother of two from Maryland, the price was 20 years of her life spent watching from the sidelines. Twenty years of declining invitations, making excuses, and slowly shrinking her world to fit around constant pain. Her symptoms began as a teenager and…
One of the most common conditions we see when diagnosing patients at VSI is lumbar spinal stenosis. This common condition can cause people to suffer with constant back pain, or with pain and weakness that radiates from the lower back down the legs. Many of my patients’ first question when being told they have lumbar…
What is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? The spinal canal is the hollow passage formed by the spine, through which the spinal cord travels. Lumbar spinal stenosis refers to the portion of the spinal cord in the lower spine (lumbar region) being pinched in the canal (stenosis). What Are the Symptoms of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? When lumbar spinal stenosis…
