Spinal Injuries

While there are a number of injuries that can result from a vehicle accident, a few principles should guide the patient. First, don’t dismiss those nagging aches and pains. Vehicle accidents, while their numbers have been falling over the past few decades, are still a common cause of neck and back injuries as well as a …

Vehicle Accident Victims Need a Long-Term Outlook Read More »

More than 80% of people experience low-back pain at some point in their lives, and yet the syndrome seems to present itself differently for each patient. Pain can come on suddenly, or gradually. It can be caused by a specific event, or by an unknown trigger. Generally, it’s treated with conservative back pain therapy and …

Low Back Pain: Non-Discriminating Disorder Read More »

Someone you know or love has been in a car crash or an accident at work. He or she is still in the hospital, but you are already wondering, What can we expect? When you hear about injuries to the spine, the first image is likely to be a person who is confined to a …

Spinal Cord Injuries Are Devastating But Not Terminal Read More »

It may not be the most serious injury an athlete can sustain but a fractured rib stabs you where it hurts— each time you take a breath. Most of the time when we see a patient with a fractured rib, he or she has come in contact with a fast-moving or immovable object— like the …

Athlete’s Pain Could Be Fractured Rib Read More »

In our orthopedic clinic, we see a great many patients with acute or chronic back or neck pain. The acute group includes people who’ve recently suffered a work-related injury. The chronic group are those people whose pain lingers, sometimes for years. For those who are injured at work, there is the extra stress of being …

Work-Related Injuries Hit the Back Read More »