What is Stenosis ?Stenosis is a Greek term which means narrowing. Imagine a narrowing in a water way,…
Category: Back Pain
Everything You Need to Know About An Annular Tear
Most adults suffer from back pain or discomfort at some point in their lives, and while we often…
Herniated Disc Surgery
What is Herniated Disc surgery?
Herniated disc surgery is performed for persistent pain, weakness or numbness. The pain or weakness must correspond to the nerve that is being pinched or compressed by the disc herniation and that is why a good history and examination is necessary to correlate these findings. Sometimes the disc can be herniated to the side opposite of your symptoms. This happens occasionally and I usually perform surgery on the side of the pain as long as the symptoms match the level of the disc herniation.
Cervical Foraminal Stenosis Symptoms
If you have pain in the neck that radiates to the shoulder (usually the back or top of…
Cervical Foraminal Stenosis Treatments
There are many people with pain that radiates into the shoulder, arm or hand who get an MRI…
What is Disc Herniation?
Intervertebral discs are the soft disc-shaped connective tissue cushions between the individual bones of the spine. These discs’…
Cervical Foraminal Stenosis Diagnosis
How is Cervical Foraminal Stenosis Diagnosed? The diagnosis of cervical foraminal stenosis comes after the onset of symptoms,…
Deadlift Back Pain: This popular exercise can cause serious low back pain
Deadlift Back PainI get to hear about back pain every day as an endoscopic spine surgeon. Back pain…
Lumbar Transforaminal Approach for Herniated Disc
Today, everybody talks about doing minimally invasive spine surgery, but that’s about the extent of it. There really…
Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis Problems And Treatment Part 2
Hi, I am Dr. Tony Mork, author, speaker, endoscopic spine specialist. Today I am going to do part…
The Causes of Cervical Foraminal Stenosis
We have discussed the symptoms or things that you feel in your neck, shoulders, arms and hands when…
Worried About Lumbar Stenosis
Find Out Who’s Worried About Lumbar Stenosis and Why You Should Listen to Them When surgery is necessary,…
Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis Problems And Treatment Part 1
Hi, I am Dr. Tony Mork, author, speaker, inventor and endoscopic spine specialist. Today I would like to…
Pinched Nerve Double Crush Syndrome
Last year I saw a gentleman with complaints of pain and numbness in the neck, shoulder, arm and…
Is there something that mimics a pinched nerve
In Pinched Nerve, we talked about what happens to a nerve that gets squeezed or compressed between 2…
The Ins and Outs of Cervical Spinal Stenosis
The spinal cord comprises a column of nerve tissues that are safeguarded by a canal which runs through…
Controlling Lumbar Stenosis Without Surgery or Medication
The spine is one of the most important components of the human body. The whole system of bone,…
Tips to Strengthen Your Lower Back To Prevent a Herniated Disc
Other times called a ruptured or slipped disk, this herniated disc in most cases occurs in the lower…
Five Conditions That Can Cause Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common conditions that patients seek medical consultation from a doctor for.…
What You Need to Know About Foraminal Stenosis
The spine is made up of a long system of bone, ligaments, and vertebrae. Between each of the thirty-three vertebrae,…