My Spine World

What is pyriformis syndrome? Piriformis syndrome is a condition in which the piriformis muscle, located in the buttock region, spasms and causes buttock pain. The piriformis muscle can also irritate the nearby sciatic nerve and cause pain, numbness and tingling along the back of the leg and into the foot (similar to sciatic pain).Hence the controversy. The…

ERAS- what is it? Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multidisciplinary, multimodal approach to improving surgical outcomes by using subspecialty- and procedure-specific evidence-based protocols in the care of surgical patients. In recent years, “fast track” surgery or enhanced recovery programmes have been developed in many surgical specialties to decrease hospital length of stay (LOS)…

The revolutionary technology of 3D printing has gained traction in the medical field in recent years; spine surgery has in particular seen major advances in 3D printing. The applications of this technology have grown from utilizing 3D models to enhance patient education to patient specific, highly detailed intraoperative anatomical molds. 3D printing and Spine Surgery…

Minimizing the amount of tissue injury, trauma and post-operative pain are important to optimize any patient’s recovery from back surgery. Over the years, we have seen great strides in spine surgery technology, equipment, instrumentation, and procedures. Endoscopic Spine Surgery (ESS) is currently the foremost example of how far we’ve come in the surgical treatment of…

“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” – Christopher Reeve, Actor and Founder of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Spinal cord injury impacts an individual’s physical, psychological, and social well-being and places a substantial financial burden on health care systems worldwide. While historically spinal cord injury has been associated with very high mortality rates, the work…

Spinal surgery is associated with high costs as well as significant variation in approach and care. There have been substantial increases in the utilization of complex spinal surgery in the last 20 years.  Annual expenditures in the United States currently average $110 billion in direct costs. By 2025, total health expenditures are expected to average…

1.How big a burden is Low back pain? Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal condition worldwide. A systematic review of studies reporting incidences of LBP, conducted in Canada, United Kingdom (UK), Denmark, Israel and Kuwait, suggested an annual incident estimate of 1.5–36% for LBP  The annual estimate of new incidences of LBP was…

Below is bthe link to my Q&A on chronic back ache. Hope its useful for patient and physicians alike! https://www.decodemr.com/post/interview-34

Sounds bizarre..?? Nothing could be further from the truth!  Let’s go thru some basics about climate change and then analyze how spine surgeons/other surgeons fit into the puzzle. Climate change and Global warming Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates.…