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Spine Surgeon’s Tips to Selecting the Best Mattress for Your Back

It’s Sleep Awareness Week, and one crucial way to properly honor this event is to make sure your mattress is working for YOU and not exacerbating your back pain. It is not common that a mattress of any kind can help or improve back pain, but rather the goal should be to find a mattress…

VSI Surgeons Consulted by WTOP News on Augmented Reality
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VSI Surgeons Consulted by WTOP News on Augmented Reality

Augmented reality may sound like science fiction, but its revolutionary technology is allowing spine surgeons to see more than ever. WTOP News consulted VSI’s Dr. Good and Dr. Jazini to uncover the benefits of this new technology being deemed the future of spine surgery. Using a special headset, the AR “Xvision” made by Augmedics, VSI’s…

Becker’s Spine Review Interview: Dr. Haines on Disc Replacement Potential to Supersede Spinal Fusions
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Becker’s Spine Review Interview: Dr. Haines on Disc Replacement Potential to Supersede Spinal Fusions

As seen in Becker’s Spine Review. On the back of two-year data comparing the M6-C cervical disc with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion published in The Spine Journal, eight surgeons discuss the future of total disc replacement in spine: Becker’s Asks: How do you see disc replacement developing in the next five to 10 years? Colin…

Runners – Avoid These 3 Off-Season Pitfalls to Have the Best Training Season Yet

Runners – Avoid These 3 Off-Season Pitfalls to Have the Best Training Season Yet

As the saying goes, champions are made in the off-season. Don’t make these common mistakes and sabotage your chances to have your best season yet! If you have any unresolved injuries or are curious to see how physical therapy can help prepare you for your best race yet, let one of our expert physical therapists at VTFC help you have a successful and pain-free running season. 

Woman gripping her head ache

American Heart Month: Why Your Neurologist Is Concerned About Your Heart Health

Headaches of all kinds can occur when the cardiovascular system is not working correctly. For example, when your blood pressure is consistently high, the walls of the blood vessels take a pounding. This high pressure can lead to a break in the vessel wall, or a dissection. It can also lead to a small pouch…

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Don’t Let Your Winter Workout Hibernate. Tips For a Safe & Comfortable Outdoor Workout

Well, it’s that time of year again. The holidays are long over, but those pesky extra pounds from indulging in the holiday eats. Unfortunately, as the snow piles up (or in the case of this year, the never-ending threat of snow) and the temperature drops, so does our motivation to exercise. Just because the temperature…

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American Heart Month: Zeroing in on Dementia and Cardiovascular Health

While the focus this month is on cardiovascular health, it is important to keep in mind that what’s bad for the heart tends to also be bad for the brain. The brain is supplied by several blood vessels, all arising from the aorta, which pumps blood from the heart to the rest of the body….

Gold brain and heart American Heart Month

American Heart Health Month: Why Our Neurologist Advocates for Heart Health to Maintain Healthy Brain Activity

While the focus this month is on cardiovascular health, it is important to keep in mind that what’s bad for the heart tends to also be bad for the brain. The brain is supplied by several blood vessels, all arising from the aorta, which pumps blood from the heart to the rest of the body….

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As the NFL Season Comes to a Close, Concussion is on Everyone’s Mind

If you watched the NFL AFC Divisional game with the Kansas City Chiefs vs the Cleveland Browns, you would have seen Patrick Mahomes suffer what many believe to be a concussion.  The concussion occurred on an option run, in the 3rd quarter, after Mahomes was tackled by Cleveland Browns Linebacker Mack Wilson. The tackle itself…