Most people use social media to show pictures or videos of themselves, their family or their friends doing activities. Live-streaming involves simultaneously recording and broadcasting media online in real-time. It is becoming more popular and statistics indicate 42% of the US population have live-streamed online content at some point. Nearly 44% say they watch less…
While we recognize not everyone reading RMBSI’s blog includes Santa Claus in their winter celebrations, we all should be gravely concerned about the various neurosurgical issues the Big Guy may manifest. The monk, Saint Nicholas, was born in an unknown month of 280 AD in modern-day Turkey. So this year he would be ~ 1,739…
“So over at the VA, they had to replace it with plastic. It ain’t as strong, so I don’t know if I oughta go sailin’ down no hill with nothin’ between the ground and my brains but a piece of government plastic” -Cousin Eddie, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation For some neurological conditions, including infection, tumor…
“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” – Mark Twain I often get asked by my patients, “At what point will I NEED surgery?” In the setting of weakness or numbness, cervical surgery may be offered sooner than later. This is also true if there is compression of the…
In May 2018, Governor Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 18-22 Clinical Practice for Opioid Prescribing. This limits the number of opioid pills a healthcare provider can prescribe and provides an outline for opiate management. From a surgeon’s perspective, we almost never provide preoperative opioids. After surgery, we try to incorporate ERAS (enhanced recovery after surgery) techniques…