Key Facts For Dilhan Wasantha, tennis was more than a sport. It was the future he’d spent his entire life working toward. But just as the UK’s top-ranked junior tennis player was preparing to turn professional, debilitating back pain and nerve pain down his legs brought his dreams to a halt. What began as pain…
Key Takeaways: Arm Tingling and Numbness Why do I have tingling and numbness that radiates down my arm? Tingling, numbness, “pins and needles,” or a burning sensation that travels down the arm is commonly related to nerve irritation. One of the most frequent causes is a pinched nerve in the neck (often called cervical radiculopathy),…
Key Facts For years, Libbi Logan planned her life around calculating her next move and how it would impact her pain. If she went to her son’s game tonight, could she work tomorrow? If she played tennis, what would it cost her afterward? Today she is back to being active and doesn’t have to plan…
Key Facts: Motion-Preserving Spine Technology For decades, spinal fusion surgery was the default answer when conservative treatment stopped working. Fuse the damaged vertebrae, eliminate motion at that level, and eliminate the pain. For many patients, it worked, but it also meant permanently sacrificing movement in part of the spine, and for some, that trade-off created…
Chronic back pain in men can affect work, family, fitness, your mental health, and the ability to show up for the moments that matter. During Men’s Health Month, this VSI patient story is a powerful reminder that pushing through pain is not always strength and asking for help is not weakness. Tim is an active…
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…
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…
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….
Discography Quick Facts You’ve lived with back pain for a long time, and might have been recently diagnosed with a spinal condition. In order for a spine specialist to determine the optimal treatment plan for you, they’ll need to identify the source of your pain. An effective and studied way of doing this is by performing a…
Key Takeaways If you have been told you may need spine surgery, you may be wondering about the differences between an endoscopic procedure and a traditional open spine surgery. Both approaches are designed to relieve nerve compression, reduce pain, and improve spinal function, but they differ significantly in technique and recovery. Endoscopic spine surgery uses…
