The vast majority of Americans feel correctly informed by the media, whether through reading or watching television. More than 80% of people think the press ensures its consumers have the knowledge to be informed. However, in recent analyses, only about 9% of Americans surveyed, “showed an understanding” of basic healthcare. And while 96% of people…
Even before the widespread acceptance of the opioid epidemic, spine pain treatment has tried to focus on non- narcotic strategies. The American College of Physicians in 2017 published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that since “most patients with acute or subacute back pain improve over time regardless of treatment”, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are…
Over 15,000 new spinal cord injuries (SCI) occur each year in the United States. The outcome depends on the severity and location of the injury, resulting in either partial of complete loss of sensory and/or motor function. Partial paralysis occurs about 40% of the time, and complete paralysis about 60% of the time. If a…
In spine surgery, loss of lordosis seems to be associated with poorer outcomes. “Lordosis” refers to the “c” shaped curve of the cervical and lumbar spines. In the thoracic spine, the opposite curve is labeled a “kyphosis”. Cervical About 70% of adults will suffer neck pain at some point in their lives. Most people have…
In 2021, Cosmopolitan magazine posted multiple “covers”, under the cloak, “11 women who prove wellness isn’t ‘one size fits all’”. From the Baroque period to about 1910, obesity was perceived as a sign of wealth and attractiveness. Renoir famously painted numerous “Bathers” scenes of obese individuals into the late 1800s. However it was “Rubenesque” full-figured…