If you choose to visit a spine surgeon, it is of paramount importance that you select one who is not only highly skilled, but who you feel a deep level of trust and comfort with. Spine surgery is an advanced elective procedure that is commonly considered only after more traditional treatments have failed. If youRead more
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New York Mets third baseman David Wright has been sitting on the sidelines on the disabled list since April. Why? His right hamstring has been bothering him. Like many things when it comes to sports injuries, though, it’s very possible that what looks like an injured hamstring might not actually be an injured hamstring. InRead more
By Dr. Kornel | back surgery, discectomy, herniated discs, laminectomy | Comments are Closed | 27 May, 2010 | 0
U2 front-man, Bono, suffered a herniated lumbar disc and underwent surgery to remove the extruded disc fragment, according to his German neurosurgeons. This is a common operation but is not done emergently unless nerves in the spine are severely compressed leading to either profound muscle weakness such as a complete foot drop or abrupt bladderRead more
