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BUYER BEWARE! The Hidden Potential Dangers of Neck and Back Pain “Tools”
By Neel Anand MD |
It’s no surprise that neck pain and back pain are a universal struggle. The experience of spinal pain is nearly guaranteed at some point in life and so severe in some cases that the people experiencing it are desperate for relief. Unfortunately, today’s online marketplace is flooded with “miracle” cures promising instant relief, all while…
Read More Class is in Session! How to Enhance Your Personal Spine Health Literacy
By Neel Anand MD |
While back pain is a health concern that will impact just about everyone at some point in life, it’s also a condition that can have people desperately searching for relief – sometimes in the wrong places. A quick Internet search of “fast back pain treatment” can yield accurate information for some and perhaps inaccurate information…
Read More Turning Back The Hands of Father “Spine”
By Neel Anand MD |
How You Can Help Your Spine Age Gracefully – 5 Practical Tips The overall population of the United States is getting older. Sixty years ago, approximately 17 million Americans were aged 65 or older. Today, those numbers have skyrocketed to over 55 million. The number of older people in the United States is predicted to…
Read More WARNING: Preventing Traumatic Spine Injury – 4 Factors of Focus
By Neel Anand MD |
Over the years, I’ve written extensively on how people can avoid spine surgery for various conditions that cause back pain and, when they can’t, how surgery can often be performed using a minimally invasive approach. Most of those articles have an asterisk disclaimer that comes with them because traumatic spine injuries are an “exception to…
Read More Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery – 4 Key Considerations
By Neel Anand MD |
The decision to undergo spine surgery is a deeply personal one. Having performed procedures now numbering in the thousands, I can state with genuine humility that all cases are unique. While the patients’ anatomy may be similar, each decides to undergo surgery from a unique set of circumstances, backgrounds, and life goals. However, if you…
Read More Men’s Health Month: Turning BACK the Hands of Father Time
By Neel Anand MD |
No matter your gender, back pain can be one of the most frustrating medical conditions around. And though we often talk about how it affects people in general, it’s necessary sometimes to point out the differences in how back pain presents itself, sometimes uniquely, in men and women. With June as Men’s Health Month, this…
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BUYER BEWARE! The Hidden Potential Dangers of Neck and Back Pain “Tools”
By Neel Anand MD |
It's no surprise that neck pain and back pain are a universal struggle. The experience of spinal pain is nearly ...
Read More Class is in Session! How to Enhance Your Personal Spine Health Literacy
By Neel Anand MD |
While back pain is a health concern that will impact just about everyone at some point in life, it's also ...
Read More Turning Back The Hands of Father “Spine”
By Neel Anand MD |
How You Can Help Your Spine Age Gracefully – 5 Practical Tips The overall population of the United States is ...
Read More WARNING: Preventing Traumatic Spine Injury – 4 Factors of Focus
By Neel Anand MD |
Over the years, I've written extensively on how people can avoid spine surgery for various conditions that cause back pain ...
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