Treating Scoliosis in 2025 (Part 4/5)
(Part 4/5) Fun fact about me: I love performing scoliosis surgery. It's great in the *right* setting. The sad truth is, I feel that some patients are getting "duped" into scoliosis surgery…
Treating Scoliosis in 2025 (Part 3/5)
(Part 3/5) It's time to realign new technology with our approach to treating scoliosis. Take this active scoliosis patient with severe bilateral pain and a herniated disc in addition to…
Watering Flowers for a Captivated Audience
It's beginning to feel a bit like fall. Watering the flowers for a captivated audience! Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto MD a call today or…
Cooking with Mel: Chicken Cutlets and Stone Fruit
Frying up breaded chicken cutlets to accompany our stone fruit as we bid farewell to summer and hello to autumn! Check out that dressing 👀 Struggling with chronic back or…
John Brown on Coca Cola During Workouts
John Brown – bodybuilder, former Mr. Universe, and father of Amon-Ra and Equanimeous St. Brown – once said he would never train someone unless they drank a Coca Cola during…
Spine Surgery: Old Fashioned vs New Technology (Part 2/2)
(Part 2/2) I started my spine surgeon journey over 40 years ago, so I've seen the drastic and incredible transformation of the spine surgery landscape as new technology, like minimally…
My Question When Watching Fitness Influencers
My mission (which I've happily accepted) is to become the best spine surgeon I can possibly be. So when I'm watching fitness influencers, or even other surgeons, giving advice on…
Spine Surgery: Old Fashioned vs New Technology (Part 1/2)
(Part 1/2) Not to throw shade on the past but times change and with it, technology changes. I started my spine surgeon journey (way) back in the 1980s, so I've…
Treating Spondylolisthesis in 2025 (Part 2/5): Spinal Fusions
(Part 2/5) When I was a young spine surgeon in the late 1980s, a patient with degenerative spondylolisthesis typically ended up with a laminectomy and spinal fusion. Cue the controversy.…
Sunday Swim
☀️ Sun 🏊♂️ Pool💗 Grandkids What more could you ask from a weekend? Struggling with chronic back or neck pain? Give William Capicotto MD a call today or fill out the…