Posts by John Hamilton
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Gets Consuela Back on Her Feet
Consuela Stephens is always on the go. The 74-year-old keeps busy gardening, cooking, and caring for her twin sister, who is ill. When Consuela had to have knee surgery, she expected that she’d be back to her active life in a few weeks. But while recovering, she began to have painful back spasms, which eventually…
Read MoreCould a Leg Test Help to Diagnose Your Back or Neck Pain?
John Hamilton MD, PhD, serves as the Medical Director of the Inova Peripheral Nerve Program, Inova Health System; Medical Director of the Inova Spine Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital; Section Chief, Neurosurgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital; and as a physician in the Inova Neurosurgery practice. He is on the faculty team for Inova’s neurosurgical residency…
Read MoreTingling, Weakness, Pain: Could You Have Peripheral Nerve Injury?
John F. Hamilton, MD, PhD, is Medical Director of the Inova Peripheral Nerve Program, Co-Medical Director of the Inova Spine Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Section Chief of Neurosurgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital and is a physician in the Inova Neurosurgery practice. He is board-certified in neurological surgery. If you’ve experienced numbness and pain in…
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