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Gerald Pulley has been a patient with Prairie Spine & Pain Institute for several years. He has a common disorder, Sacro-iliac joint (SIJ) pain. The SIJ is the source of pain in about 25% of back pain patients. The pain can also go down into the legs and act a lot like sciatica. Gerald was… Continue Reading SIJ Patient Gerald Pulley’s Prairie Spine Story
You’ve been recommended for surgery, so what happens next? The next step is deciding where you want to have your surgery performed. Many factors go into this decision, but if you had the choice, would you rather stay overnight in the comfort of your home or in a hospital full of disease and illness? Ambulatory… Continue Reading Ambulatory Surgery Centers
The idea for this article comes from a study by Dr. Kenneth K Hansraj that has been recognized and published worldwide. The main focus is on the use of handheld devices and the worsening posture in the cervical (neck) spine. Most people will hold their devices out in front of them and flex their neck… Continue Reading The Technology Generation and Neck Pain
Stem cells will always have some skepticism, and probably rightfully so. However, biologic treatment, such as stem cells, may have a massive role in the future of medicine. Currently, there are over 20 spine surgeons conducting stem cell trials across America—and this is just in spine research. Across the entire medical field, this number is… Continue Reading Stem Cell Treatment for Back Pain
Technology, innovative research, and skilled surgeons have led to a major change in spine surgery over the past couple years. For the longest time, spine surgery has focused on procedures that stabilize and decompress the spine. An example of this is a fusion operation. Fusion has been the gold standard operation for spinal conditions for… Continue Reading Motion Preservation in Spine Surgery