Posts by Neel Anand MD
What Is Spondylolisthesis?
Spondylolisthesis is a spine condition caused when one vertebra slips over another. This condition’s symptoms sometimes mimic those of other back pain conditions. The complex design of the spinal column is a biological wonder. It comprises 33 bones at birth – some eventually fusing to become 24 bones in most adults – 23 discs and…
Read More5 Reasons Why You Still Battle Back Pain
Though the science behind back pain reveals a lot, it’s still a growing problem. Back pain is a common complaint among most adults at least a time or two in their lives. Most of us will experience a few fleeting back pain episodes throughout a lifetime. But what about the people who battle chronic back pain –…
Read MoreNutrition and Spine Health – What’s the Connection?
When anyone suffers a particularly severe bout with back pain, especially when it becomes chronic, it can be debilitating and demoralizing. People who are new to back pain episodes that keep them down are often hungry for information about what they can do to make the pain go away, and to prevent it from sneaking…
Read MoreVaping and Its Effects on Spine Health
No matter your age, neither vaping nor cigarette smoking is good for the spine. But the harm can be reversed. For years, the use of electronic vaping devices or e-cigarettes has been recommended to people to “kick the habit†of traditional cigarette smoking. The e-cigarette was created in 2003 by a Chinese pharmacist, to serve…
Read More4 Essential Activities for a Stronger Spine
Because back pain shouldn’t be an acceptable feature of everyday living. Most people don’t think about bringing their spine in line until they’re battling chronic back pain. Let’s face it, exercising for spine health isn’t sexy let alone necessarily fun – that is of course until you’re faced with the genuine truth that constant pain…
Read MoreBack to Basics in the New Year: Ways to Improve Spine Health
The past few years have been complicated – your spine health doesn’t have to be. Committing this year to do better for your spine health doesn’t require a ton of effort or any equipment. Being mindful that your spine deserves care and attention, and then intentionally implementing a few regular steps to keep it in…
Read MoreProfessional Athletes, Spine Surgery, and Patient Choice
What an NHL player’s medical choice has to do with athletes and patients everywhere. Spine surgery is serious business, and no surgeon on the planet will tell you differently. A physician’s decision to recommend it and a patient’s choice to undergo it are steeped in a considerable amount of education, trust, and faith. I was…
Read MoreSitting and Your Spine Health
It’s among the most passive activities we can do, so how can sitting be dangerous? Especially for people who battle chronic back pain, it can seem like sitting down and resting should help. After all, when someone is dealing with an acute injury in another part of the body, like the knee, the first treatment…
Read MoreSpine Surgery – When is it Right for YOU?
The decision to undergo surgical treatment for a spine condition is personal, and should be an informed one When a spine condition has escalated to the stage where surgery becomes a final option, many patients have crucial considerations. After all, the decision to undergo elective surgery of any type is highly personal and challenging for…
Read MoreThe Anand Spine Group is Enrolling Patients in Centinel Spine Clinical Study for Total Disc Replacement for 2-Level Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease
The Anand Spine Group is proud to announce that it is an investigator in the Centinel Spine, LLC, Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Safety and Effectiveness of prodisc® C SK and prodisc® C Vivo to Mobi-C® Cervical Disc in the Treatment of Two-Level Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease (SCDD). The prodisc® products being used…
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