Spine Surgery: Herniated or Torn Disc
When you have a herniated or torn disc, as this patient does, the pain doesn't always limit itself to the spinal region. Pain can radiate and spread down into your…
When you have a herniated or torn disc, as this patient does, the pain doesn't always limit itself to the spinal region. Pain can radiate and spread down into your…
In this season of gratitude, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for being honored by the Catholic Health System for Patient Experience. Out of 3,200 doctors,…
Have you heard of an extruded disc herniation? Let's explore this spine surgery case and how I treated my patient to alleviate their pain. Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give…
Here we go again...another interesting spine surgery! This patient had a laminectomy years ago but recently began to experience acute pain that became unrelenting. Take a look at this endoscopic…
(Part 2/2) I am always a big proponent of minimally invasive spine surgery when applicable. Once again I teamed up with Dr Pell, this time to treat a patient with…
(Part 1/2) Spine surgery is interesting because each surgery is unique to the patient. In this case, my patient had collapsing scoliosis where the discs actually collapsed onto a previous…
Life is scary enough without severe back pain haunting you. In this case, my patient had a previously fractured L5 vertebrae that, due to adjacent segment degeneration, now needs fusion…
On a recent video about a 3 level fusion, I received a comment from @mro53 asking about multi level fusion surgery. Here's my answer! Struggling with chronic back or neck…
Between your vertebrae are discs that act as shock absorbers and prevent the bones from rubbing together. In this case, the patient has a recurrent disc herniation that is pinching…
Spent some time cleaning out my home office and found...a stool sample?! Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto MD a call today or fill out the…