Surgery

The pain starts in the neck but it does not stay there. It moves down the shoulder, into the upper arm, sometimes all the way into the fingers. It might feel like burning, like pressure, or like an electric current running through the arm. In some patients it comes with numbness. In others, weakness in…

Understanding the microdiscectomy recovery timeline can help you know what to expect after surgery, from immediate pain relief to the gradual healing of the affected nerve. T The leg pain from a herniated disc in your lower back is unlike most pain people have had. It doesn’t stay put. It shoots from your back into…

Lumbar laminectomy is one of the most effective surgical treatments for relieving nerve pressure caused by spinal stenosis and helping patients get back to walking with less pain. Most people who end up needing a laminectomy don’t come to me for back pain. They come for leg pain. A heavy, cramping, burning feeling that starts…

When comparing cervical disc replacement vs ACDF, the right procedure depends on your anatomy, symptoms, activity level, and long-term goals. If you’ve got a bad disc in your neck pressing on your spinal cord or a nerve, and it’s causing arm pain, numbness, weakness, or neck pain that hasn’t gotten better, at some point the…