Published: Jun 17, 2025
Spinal stenosis occurs when the space in your spinal canal narrows, compressing your lumbar spine nerves. It is one of the leading causes of severe back pain reported by many people across the world. The pain also radiates to your legs, affecting your...
Published: May 22, 2025
Sciatica refers to the pain originating in your lower back and generally radiating down both or one of your legs. It arises when the sciatic nerves become pinched or compressed in the lower back as they exit the spine. The medical term for sciatica is...
Published: May 22, 2025
Sciatica is characterized by lower-back pain that radiates down one or both legs, often as a burning sensation starting in the buttock and extending through the thigh to the calf. Lumbar radiculopathy arises when a herniated disc, bone spur, or other...
Published: Apr 23, 2025
Your doctor can recommend surgery for different spinal conditions like stenosis, herniated disc, and degenerative disc disease. Surgery is the last option when conservative options like medication and physical therapy are ineffective. Spine surgery...
Published: Apr 23, 2025
Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is a kind of operation performed on the spine’s bones and structures utilizing smaller incisions than conventional open surgery to avoid damaging surrounding muscles and soft tissues. MISS treatment is performed...
George Rappard MD discusses the 4 key pillars of spine care. The 4 pillars are physical therapy and chiropractic care tailored to your condition, appropriate selection of medical therapy, pain injections targeting your specific pain source and, as a last result, minimally invasive motion and stability preserving spinal surgery performed as an outpatient procedure. Through effective use of the first 3 pillars only about 5% of our patients need to go on to have back surgery or neck surgery.