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Also, we can relate to clinical conditions. For example, if a patient’s back pain is caused by being overweight, the best is to exercise, probably to lose weight. If the back pain is caused by abnormal posture, then the patient’s exercise is just to correct the position of the spine. It depends on what kind […] Read More

Back pain is very common. It can be acute, chronic, episodic. A lot of patients do have episodic pain. So each episode has different nature, it depends on what type of back condition it is. Let’s say if it is chronic or episodic back pain, typically the pain can last a few weeks and then […] Read More

Facet Joint Syndrome indicates the patients normally have arthritis type of pain of a facet joint. So normally people do not have to be hospitalized. Pain management in an office or at home is commonly needed, but people do not need to go to the hospital for that. Read More

Recovery is a matter of days or a few weeks, depending on what surgery is done. Endoscope surgery is a 15-min surgery, maybe a few days of recovery is enough. If endoscope surgery takes a few hours even, we can do endoscopic surgeries with spinal fusions, the recovery is also a long process. It depends. Read More

Spondylolisthesis we also call spine slippage. When the spinal alignment has changed, so the spine can’t stay together perfectly. Very few people actually will need spinal surgery If Spondylolisthesis has complications already or has some instability. Alternatively, again, most people usually don’t need treatment, they need maybe physical therapy, maybe medication treatment, maybe pain management. […] Read More

Bulging disc is very common. A lot of time it is normal, it’s not a pathologic condition. Normally, a bulging disc has no symptoms, people do not need treatment. Read More

Foraminal Stenosis is a narrowing of the canal where nerves exit from the spinal canal. Stenosis is very common due to degeneration. If the narrowing is mild, the patients will not feel that (Foraminal Stenosis is asymptomatic). However, if Foraminal Stenosis is severe, they may have persistent or unbearable pain. If not treated, the damage […] Read More

Yes. I believe so, it depends on how much of the bone was cut, how much was removed from the spine. Because both foraminotomy and laminotomy involve resection of part of a spine. If the resection is beyond the limit, like 50% of normal joints, instability will happen. Read More

Some women have little or no symptoms at all. While they may feel lucky, every woman who reaches menopause should still schedule an annual visit with their doctor to maintain and monitor their health, since menopause is also part of the normal aging process.  A healthy lifestyle can offer major benefits to women going through […] Read More

The recommendation is to continue with Pap tests until age 65, unless you have a risk factor for cervical cancer, such as HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Even women who have had a hysterectomy may still need screening. With mammograms, most women at low risk of breast cancer can stop at 75. In both cases, you […] Read More