Imaging this scenario: You’ve been suffering from chronic back pain for many months and you’ve tried multiple therapies, injections, medications, etc to no avail. The next step is to go and consult with the neurosurgeon who recommends a fusion of the vertebral segments that they determine are the source of your pain. They outline all the risks, chances [...]
Category Archives: Spine Health
Emerging controversy in spine surgery research
August 7, 2011 – 10:55 AM
By IPTS
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Tagged back pain, back surgery, bellingham physical therapy, ed deboo, lumbar fusion
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The effects of prolonged bed rest on muscles of the spine and vertebral discs
October 14, 2010 – 1:38 PM
When I first graduated from PT school over 16 years ago, bed rest was still a very popular treatment for acute back pain. Luckily, over the years, the medical community has taken a much more “active” approach” to treating back pain. However, there is still a small portion of the medical field that believes in [...]