When your spinal canal gets compressed, it can cause life-interrupting symptoms like muscle weakness, pain, and difficulty walking. For this patient with severe stenosis in their lower back, decompression is…
Precision and care in every surgical procedure. The theme of the day is TWO: Two sacroiliac joint fusion surgeries on two different patients A two-level total disc replacement Two lumbar…
This Friday marks the official start of the summer season but I've been ready for summer since Memorial Day Weekend when my landscaping got a gorgeous upgrade. 😎🌼☀️ Struggling with…
How to give an Italian boy a heart attack: Hide the anchovies. 😳 Getting our seafood on with scallops, capers, anchovies, and our sepia fettuccine! (Squid ink pasta.) Here are…
Lunge and let loose. Warming up with sled sprints (and running after Mel to get the shot. 🎥 ) If you've been keeping up with our 2025 fitness journey, you can…
Transforming lives, one spine surgery at a time! Back in May, we closed out our week by tackling three SI joint fusions on patients who've all had previous lumbar fusions, a…
One machine to rule them all! Spent a Saturday at Catalyst Fitness with a hack squat machine to work my legs. When using machines like this, foot placement matters. By…
Happy Twosday – Double the surgeries, double the fun! Today we're tackling a two-level cervical disc replacement to treat one patient, and treat severe stenosis in our second patient, an active…
Spine surgery is a step-by-step process that must be performed properly, accurately, and in order. Two is usually better than one but when you have only one room for procedures,…
Vanessa Carlton would walk a thousand miles just to see you and The Proclaimers would walk 500 miles, then walk 500 hundred more, but Mel and I would just drive…
