In this non-CME session, Dr. John Dimar discusses the critical role of bone health optimization in spine care and the importance of identifying poor bone quality before surgery. The presentation highlights practical approaches to screening, evaluating, and managing patients at
Can back pain get better without surgery—and what can you do now to protect your spine for the future? In this episode of Back to the Expert, Spine Health Foundation Board Chairman and orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Thomas Schuler sits
skip render: ucaddon_audio_player_mejs Transcript 00:00:00 Speaker 1 Hi everyone, I’m Dr. 00:00:02 Speaker 1 Rita Roy, CEO of the National Spine Health Foundation and host of the Get Back to It podcast. 00:00:07 Speaker 1 Here we share real stories
Do you really need spine surgery and how do you know when it’s the right choice? In this episode, National Spine Health Foundation Board Chairman Dr. Thomas Schuler sits down with renowned spine surgeon Dr. Todd Albert to separate fact
New Episode! As an athlete, Patrick Collins was used to getting injured, so when he started to experience back pain, he wasn’t afraid to call his friend, a spine surgeon, to find out what to do. You can listen to
Ray Pugsley is a Spinal Champion who has had multiple spine surgeries over the course of almost 30 years. As a life-long athlete and elite runner, Ray was discouraged and frustrated when a pain in his back grew so bad
What happens when back surgery doesn’t deliver the relief a patient hoped for? In this episode of Back to the Expert, National Spine Health Foundation Board Chairman Dr. Thomas Schuler sits down with spine surgeon Dr. Christopher Good to discuss
This article explains how spine surgeons actually approach care, what the published data show about how often surgery is recommended, why having a spine specialist as the “quarterback” of your care matters across the long arc of a degenerative condition,
Lower back and hip pain are common—but not all pain comes from the spine. The sacroiliac (SI) joint is a frequent and often overlooked source. Because this joint behaves differently from others in the body, SI joint problems can be
Failed prior surgery syndrome, also known as failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS), is when a person continues to have back or leg pain after having spinal surgery. This condition means that the surgery did not fully relieve the pain or
By Ian D. Connolly, MD, MS, Massachusetts General HospitalJohn H. Shin, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital What is it? The field of spine surgery has seen tremendous advancements over the past few decades, benefitting a multitude of patients. As far as
THE GOAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY (MIS) IS TO ACHIEVE THE SAME, IF NOT BETTER, LONG-TERM OUTCOMES WHILE MINIMIZING SURGICAL PAIN AND GETTING PAINTS BACK TO THEIR REGULAR ACTIVITIES MORE QUICKLY! Minimally invasive techniques for spine surgery were initiated in the
