Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a very big term to describe damage to your spinal cord in your neck. It affects the spinal cord fibers that transmit impulses to your legs, arms, and hands. When that impulses aren’t transmitting as they should, it may cause weakness, numbness, tingling or pain...
Cervical Herniated Disc
The cervical portion of your spine is located in your neck, and pain can be significant when it is damaged. A cervical herniated disc is a condition that is often very painful, not only in your neck but also may reach down your arm all the way to your fingertips. It occurs when the inner core of a...
Artificial Disc Replacement
The cushioning structures between each of the vertebra of your spine are called discs. Made of tissue similar to cartilage, the discs are flexible so that your spine can bend. When one or more of your discs are damaged, it can cause significant pain and inability to perform your daily routine....
Alternatives to Open Spine Surgery
There are a variety of treatments for spinal conditions that you can try before having to resort to surgery, especially the more invasive open spine surgery. The purpose of non-surgical treatments is to decrease pain, improve mobility, and prevent future spine problems. The sooner you seek...
How to Handle Neck Pain
Neck pain is, literally, a pain in the neck! NYC Spine Surgeon Dr. Fischer at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City sees patients often complaining of neck discomfort. Sometimes it’s just a matter of obtaining a list of instructions about ways to manage neck pain at home with self-care...
Common Causes of Sciatica
If you’ve been told that you have sciatica, it is not a disease itself but a symptom of an underlying condition. Sciatica describes leg pain, often accompanied by numbness, weakness or tingling, that starts in the lower back and runs down the buttocks and sciatic nerve behind each leg. It is very...
Osteoporosis and Spinal Fractures
A condition called osteoporosis, which causes bones to thin, can lead to spinal fractures. The kind of fracture usually resulting from osteoporosis is a compression fracture, defined as a vertebral bone that decreases at least 15 to 20 percent in height because of the fracture. This can happen to...
Implant Helps Paralyzed Patients Take Steps
Managing Chronic Back Pain
When back pain lasts for 12 weeks or more, even after the initial acute pain was treated, it is referred to as chronic back pain. Roughly 20 percent of patients who experience acute back pain are still dealing with chronic back pain symptoms a year later. Chronic back pain isn’t something you...
Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery the Answer for my Back Pain?
Millions of people suffer from back pain, so if you are one of them, you are not alone in searching for relief. There are lots of ways that back pain can be treated, ranging from very conservative therapies to serious surgery. You may have heard of a relatively new technique for treating severe...