Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Cervical Spondylosis with Myelopathy

Cervical laminectomy is done mainly to remove the posterior (back) part of the spinal canal to relief the pressure on the spinal cord. In most cases, it’s the most common procedure to treat spondylotic myelopathy resulting from cervical arthritis. That is one thing, but the issue is that the large majority of abnormal anatomy that…

Modern Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery

New spinal fusion surgical techniques have improved so much in the last 10+ years, patients can expect: improved fusion rates shorter hospital stays (in cases of outpatient or day surgeries, same day discharge) plus a more active and rapid recovery period On top of that, with better diagnostic tools and better understanding of indications for…

Lumbar Decompression Back Surgery

Decompression surgery is a surgical / operational procedure that is done specificly to provide pain relief that is caused by pinched nerves (neural impingement). During the lumbar decompression back surgery, what happens is that a small portion of the bone over the nerve root and/or disc material from under the nerve root is removed to…

Orthotics for Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is a very, very common condition where there is inflammation and degeneration of the thick band of tissue that supports the sole of your foot. And orthotics are specific tools for plantar fasciitis are used to help relieve the tension and resultant inflammation associated with plantar fasciitis such as inserts, insoles, heel cups…

Outpatient Spine Surgery Considerations

In the past years and decades, there are less and less spine surgeries in hospital operating theatres (aka admissions) because patients and doctors are opting for their spine surgeries to be done in outpatient settings instead. This means that it’s day surgeries, and patients typically goes home the same day as the spine surgery and…