Posts Tagged ‘spine’
Straightening Spines: Inova Specialists Offer Hope to Patients With Spine Deformity
Brian J. McHugh, MD, is a board-eligible neurosurgeon. He specializes in surgical treatments for spinal deformities in children and adults. Recently, I saw a patient in her 70s who came into the office leaning on her walker. She was bent almost at a 45-degree angle. After six spine surgeries to correct a series of back…
Read MoreInova Spine Institute at Loudoun Hospital offers help to patients suffering from back and neck pain
No More “Pain in the Neck” (or Back) Back pain affects more than 26 million Americans and is the main cause for disability among people under 45. Because the spine is integral to just about every activity, unrelieved pain can significantly reduce a person’s quality of life. At Inova Spine Institute (www.inovaspine.org) at Inova Loudoun Hospital, a…
Read MoreHis back pain gone for good, a scuba enthusiast emerges triumphant
The World Is His Oyster At 72, Bob Vandel scuba dives in the Caribbean, plays golf most days of the week, works out with a personal trainer, jogs and lifts weights. Needless to say, the former military pilot enjoys an active lifestyle. But it wasn’t always easy. Ever since his teens, Vandel lived with severe…
Read MoreTargeting the Pain: New ablation procedure helps provide cancer pain relief
(October 3, 2013) A procedure called targeted-Radiofrequency Ablation (t-RFA) for bone metastatic lesions on the spine has provided immediate pain relief for cancer patients, according to Sandeep Bagla, MD, interventional radiologist at Inova Mount Vernon and Inova Alexandria hospitals. “This technology is really a breakthrough because for years we’ve had [t-RFA] for lungs, kidneys and…
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