Key Takeaways: Chronic Back Pain, Motherhood, and Hope Women Who Spend Decades Searching for Answers May is Women’s Health Month, focusing on the challenges and solutions to living with pain while managing motherhood – and all of the joys and demands that bring. Motherhood is filled with a lot of joy. The first steps. The…
Tim had built his life around service, strength, and movement. As a Texas law enforcement officer, former K9 officer, Detective Sergeant, marathon runner, husband, and father, his identity was closely tied to being active and capable. But after a line-of-duty injury in 2017, chronic back and neck pain began taking away the life he knew….
Discovering Disc Replacement: Key Takeaways What should you do if you’ve been told you need a spinal fusion? This episode of the Get Back To Your Life® podcast follows Nick, a patient from Chicago and lifelong athlete who spent more than half his life managing back pain that kept returning in cycles of endless pain….
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…
Lizette was an athlete, a mom, and an outdoors lover whose life changed when unpredictable, stabbing back pain made even lifting her baby impossible. For years, she chased relief that never lasted until she found a team that focused on recovery, not just the next procedure. “I felt like when I got to VSI and…
You can find more about Jakki’s story, featured on WebMD.com. May is Women’s Health Month, a time to raise awareness about women’s health issues and celebrate the strength and resilience of women. There isn’t a better example of this strength than the story of a VSI patient named Jakki, and how she overcame her Bertolotti…
Bertolotti syndrome is a significantly under-recognized spine condition that can lead to debilitating lower back and leg symptoms. Despite its impact, it is frequently misdiagnosed or dismissed entirely. In this powerful episode of the Get Back to Your Life® podcast, spine surgeon and Bertolotti syndrome expert Dr. Colin Haines and his patient Janel share an…
When Maggie was a junior in high school, the competitive cheerleader suddenly found herself in pain so excruciating, it felt like her leg was on fire. The active tumbler couldn’t sit for more than 20 minutes, sleep, bend, easily walk or cheer. She was forced to give up her sport for several months while she…
Kathryn is only 27 years old, but in many ways – she had already lived a lifetime before she found regenerative medicine and PRP therapy. In fact – she’s dealt with debilitating back and hip pain for most of her life. It started when she was 13 and fell on the ice. Kathryn remembers the…
Chris came to spine surgeon Dr. Christopher Good in severe pain, eventually leading Chris to hybrid spine surgery, which is a type of surgery that combines spinal fusion and artificial disc replacement. Throughout his journey and recovery, his story is a true testament to his dedication and perseverance as a father. As an active person,…
