How To Take Care of Your Spine

The spine is among the most important components of the human body, and plays a number of different roles in daily function. Avoiding injury to the spine and promoting optimal spinal health are essential to preserving proper function and supporting optimal quality of life for patients of all ages. The team at Rocky Mountain Brain…

Understanding Your MRI of the Lumbar Spine

Understanding Your MRI of the Lumbar Spine

As we get older, we all develop “changes” in our spines.  Studies have shown that about 30% of completely pain-free (asymptomatic) people undergoing a lumbar MRI have abnormalities detected.  After the age of 60 years old, about 90% of people have at least a “degenerative disc.” Low back pain is one of the most common…