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Back Surgery May Not Be the Answer
For people suffering from chronic, debilitating back pain, relief can’t come fast enough. Sometimes pain sufferers rush into surgery, thinking they can “cut away” the pain and finally experience freedom from it. Unfortunately, even though more than 600,000 Americans opt to undergo traditional open back surgery every year, it’s estimated that up to 40 percent…
Read MoreA Compact Disc Without the Music
The human spine is formed by 33 interlocking bones called vertebrae. Located between each pair of vertebrae is a disc that’s composed of tough and bony connective tissue surrounding a soft, gelatinous center. The role of the disc is to hold the vertebrae together and act as a shock absorber between the vertebrae, cushioning the…
Read MorePrescribing of Opioids Has Gone Too Far
On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in response to a growing epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths in the U.S. While Americans constitute only 4.6% of the world’s population, we consume 80% of the global opioid supply. In…
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