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Solving Medical Mysteries: Bertolotti Syndrome

Anna started having back pain when she was 16. The diagnosis of Bertolotti Syndrome came quickly for her — by the age of 17. But Regenerative Medicine treatment to address her debilitating pain took a lot longer to find. Anna was a junior in high school when the pain flare ups started. They ranged from…

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Fitness Tips For Fathers

There are tons of resources for new moms to get in shape after baby, but what about new Dads? New Dad and expert physical therapist VSI Physical Therapist says Dads need support, too – and they’re not getting it. Three months into parenthood, he’s developed a new workout routine around his newborn and parented through…

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Aquatic Therapy For Pain: When Water Is Better Than Land

A patient of ours with an undiagnosed neurologic disease started aquatic therapy we have in our physical therapy practice for the first time recently. On land, her left leg has significant weakness and she has to use a rolling walker — and she has for a decade. But once she stepped inside the aquatic tank…

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As Featured on Fox 5 DC: A Surgeon’s Tips to Prevent Pickleball Injuries

Taylor Grenda: We’re talking about everything pickleball. So in the last hour I got my hand in the game for the first time, and I certainly learned a lot. It is such a fun sport, and who would have known? I know it’s an ever growing sport, but with that also comes a lot of…

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When One Injury Leads to Another

When you’re healing from one injury, the last thing you want is to injure something else! But casts, braces, and crutches often throw off alignment, causing pain and strain in other parts of your body. Neurosurgeon, Dr. William Kemp, knows this from personal and professional experience. Hear about his experience after being injured playing kickball and how this initial foot injury…

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U.S. Spine Surgeons Earn Top International Award

RESTON, VIRGINIA – April 3, 2023 – Spine surgeons Ehsan Jazini, MD, Christopher Good, MD, Thomas Schuler, MD, and Colin Haines, MD of the VSI in Reston, VA, are being honored by the Global Spine Journal with its 2022 Best Paper Award for their research on augmented reality(AR). The Journal’s Editor-in-Chief has announced the paper…