Questions You Need to Ask Your Spine Surgeon
There will always be anxiety leading up to back surgery. One way to ease your anxiety is to ask questions. Some patients don’t have problems asking questions, but some aren’t. Spine Center of Texas urges you to talk to your surgeon no matter how simple you think your questions are. Because patients nowadays have more […]
How to Explain Your Back Pain to Your Doctor
For many doctors, the success of any pain treatment depends on how they are able to accurately treat the root cause of the pain. It is therefore important that you, the patient, is able to accurately and precisely describe the pain to your doctor. If you’re battling invisible pain such as fibromyalgia, CRPS (complex regions pain syndrome), RSD […]
Back Pain Treatment Options
When it comes to treating back pain, conservative methods that includes anti-inflammatory medication and physical therapy are usually the prefered recovery road. However, persistent back pain, or back pain associated with weakness or radiating pain, may require further intervention. Although beneficial, surgical intervention will only be advised in certain conditions. Spine Center of Texas believes […]
Physical Therapy for Back Pain
Back pain can surely take a toll on anyone experiencing it. While back surgery may be needed for some serious cases, spine specialists at Spine Center of Texas recommend surgery as the last possible treatment option. There are other treatments, such as medication and physical therapy, which a patient can explore to help manage back […]
Why Choose Minimally Invasive Surgery?
Recent medical advancements has made it possible for spine surgeons to transform the way they treat spine conditions and injuries. Minimally invasive procedures are now a popular choice over the once complicated, open surgeries. Spine Center of Texas is one of the most trusted spine treatment facilities. We have expansive experience when it comes to […]
Treatment For Common Spine Conditions
Back pain can be caused by many things and symptoms can range from mild to severe. There are back pains caused by daily strains that get resolved on their own. There are also chronic back pain cases that don’t respond to conservative treatment. This type of pain may be a sign of a more serious […]
How Weight Affects Back Pain
How a person’s overall health and well being is linked to maintaining a healthy weight has long been documented in a variety of medical studies here and abroad. Following a poor diet and having excess weight have shown significant increased risks of diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and strokes. In addition to these serious illnesses, […]
How To Avoid Back Pain
Degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, and other spine injuries and back conditions may not always be avoidable. These conditions sometimes require treatment, such as therapy or minimally invasive spine surgery. However, lifestyle factors such as weight, activity levels, and even environmental factors can all contribute to a higher risk of back pain and injury for […]
Is it Back Pain Or a Herniated Disc?
It’s normal to feel a light or sporadic back pain from time to time. This does not necessarily mean that there’s already an injury or underlying spine condition, or that it warrants a visit to an orthopedic spine surgeon. However, it is still important to know the difference between normal back aches and pains from […]
Can Food Cause Back Pain?
Your chronic back pain could be caused by a lot of overlapping factors. Spine conditions from traumatic injuries like a slip, fall, car accident, or from genetic or progressive disorders, such as degenerative disc diseases, aren’t always avoidable. These conditions sometimes require orthopedic treatment from a spine surgeon. However, it’s important to understand that there […]
Types of Back Pain
We often use back pain to describe any sort of aches and discomfort in our lower back and spine. However, there are different types and causes of each case 0f back pain. Spine Center of Texas has listed these differences to help you determine the right kind of treatment to relieve your back pain. Types […]
Amazing Spine Facts
Here are some amazing facts about your spine that can help you better understand your back pain: When we are born, our spine consists of 33 individual vertebrae. During our lifetime, they fuse together to form 24 vertebrae. The spine’s 5 main sections consist of the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx. There’s over 120 […]
