Posts Tagged ‘spine’
Spinal 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 MoreFairfax athlete overcomes severe injury with help from Inova Fair Oaks spine doctors
Personal Best Inova’s neurosurgery and spine experts keep a talented athlete with spinal-cord injury on the move Last year, Leigh Neary achieved an impressive feat: She finished her division’s 2017 International Distance Lake Anna Triathlon. Her joy and pride – as well as the applause she received – were especially powerful considering a trauma she experienced…
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 MoreSuffering From Back Pain? Let Us Help You Navigate Your Treatment Journey
Carey Vincent, RN, is the Spine Patient Navigator at the Inova Neuroscience and Spine Institute. Back pain doesn’t just hurt – it makes daily life harder in many ways. It can also be hard to figure out the best way to deal with pain in your neck or back. Do you need a physical…
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 MoreInova Fair Oaks helps spinal surgery patient return to the golf course
Back In The Swing When Mickey Filipponi slipped on a tile floor and fell during a vacation last year, the pain was excruciating – but in some ways, the frustration was even worse. At age 68, he’d experienced back and neck issues for nearly 30 years, partially as a result of a severe car accident.…
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…
Read MoreWinter Storm Safety Tips: Prevent back pain and other health events
Carlo Alfano has a degree in Health and Fitness Management from Marymount University. During his 15 years in the health and fitness industry, he’s worked with a wide variety of people, coaching them to lead healthier lifestyles. The last 8 years his main focus has been in the corporate environment working one on one and…
Read MoreStanding Tall: Treatment Options for Scoliosis in Children
Brian J. McHugh, MD, is a neurosurgeon with dual fellowship training in orthopedics and neurosurgery. As a neurosurgeon who specializes in spinal deformities, I want to help patients and their families understand their options for treating scoliosis. On March 14, I’ll be discussing treatment options for scoliosis in children as part of Inova’s free “Ask…
Read MoreSpinal deformity corrective surgery gives new life to Northern Virginia resident
Patricia Keller had nearly given up hope that she would ever be able to walk normally again. The 70-year-old had been through four spinal surgeries over the course of a decade, and the last had left her worse off than she’d ever been. Unable to stand without support, she was hunched over a walker just…
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