Posts Tagged ‘back pain’
Why Back Surgery Is Not One-Size-Fits-All
Ronald Childs, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Inova Health System. He serves as the Section Chief for the Inova Spine Program, across all Inova locations. It’s easy to think of back surgery as a single procedure to treat a single problem: back pain. After all, the spine is a long, interconnected set…
Read MoreHow Taking a Back Pain Health Risk Assessment Can Help You
Kevin Fitzpatrick, MD is a board-certified physiatrist (physical medicine and rehabilitation physician) with Inova Spine Program. Back pain is one of the most common conditions that bring people into the doctor’s office. According to Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute, 65 million Americans reported having had back pain recently. And for 16 million Americans, back pain…
Read MoreDavid Is Back on His Bike After Spine Surgery at the Inova Spine Program
David Galiyas, 62, has lived an active and adventurous life. A college football athlete, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy before flying F-18 fighters in the U.S. Marine Corps. David built a career in the private sector after retiring from the Marines, but his most important role is as a husband, father and…
Read MoreBack from the Brink: Will Returns to Life After Spine Surgery to Repair Damage from MRSA Infection
If you need evidence of just how quickly a person’s health outlook can change, look no further than arts lover and travel enthusiast Will Elwood, age 78. On a Sunday in June 2018, he felt fine. “On Monday, I felt like I had a little cold. I was chilled, and I decided not to attend…
Read MoreCould a Leg Test Help to Diagnose Your Back or Neck Pain?
In conjunction with World Spine Day, October 16, 2021 we discuss some of the useful techniques in diagnosis of back and neck pain with an Inova Spine expert. 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…
Read MoreInjured Your Back? Dos and Don’ts for a Quick Recovery
Angela Santini, MD is board certified in orthopedic surgery and fellowship trained in spinal surgery. She is a member of the Inova Spine Program with privileges at Inova Loudoun Hospital, which has earned the Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission for spine surgery. Dr. Santini serves as Chief Medical Director of Virginia Spine…
Read MoreSpinal Stenosis Surgery Helps CrossFit Enthusiast Go the Distance
Procedure targets narrowed spinal canal A competitive CrossFit athlete, Terri Farley is in peak physical condition. So she knew something wasn’t right a few years ago when she could not lift a gallon of milk off of her counter to put it away in the fridge. “I didn’t really have bad pain in my neck…
Read MoreGardening Pains: Prevent Back Injury When Doing Yardwork
Ali Moshirfar, MD, is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery. He is a member of the Inova Neuroscience and Spine Institute and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of spine surgery at Inova Loudoun Hospital. Tina Poore, MSHA, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist and manager of acute care rehabilitation and the joint/spine service lines…
Read MoreSpine Surgery Pioneers: Inova Spine Program Surgeons Teach New Techniques to International Visitors
Ronald C. Childs, MD, is a board certified orthopaedic spine surgeon and medical co-director of the Inova Spine Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Spinal fusion is a common surgical procedure to treat spine pain and instability by fusing together the painful vertebrae that have degenerated or are unstable. The procedure has been around for decades,…
Read MoreSpine surgery patients, doctors benefit from Inova’s new O-arm imaging tool
Seeing Is Believing O-arm Mobile Surgical Imaging System helps lessen radiation exposure and improve spine surgery results In February, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (IMVH) added a new element to their award-winning surgical program: a spine surgery imaging system for the operating room called the O-arm. Manufactured by Medtronic, the O-arm is the gold standard of intraoperative spinal imaging…
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