Keep Your Active Lifestyle: Disc Replacement vs. Spinal Fusion We all want to lead an active lifestyle as we age, but sometimes, spinal disc issues can threaten to slow us down. If you’ve been offered spinal fusion to reduce your spine pain, consider a disc...
From back pain to disc herniations, people of all ages have become susceptible to spinal issues due to lack of mobility and sedentary lifestyles. In this blog, we discuss tips and tricks to help you stay on top of your spinal health by adopting healthy lifestyle...
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine (from side to side when looking at a person from the back) measuring 10 degrees or more. While we often associate scoliosis with children, it is even more prevalent in aging adults–20% in adults versus 3% in...
The recent article on the accident and incredible recovery of extreme athlete Grant Korgan in the Reno Gazette Journal reminds me of a patient. I met Suzanne Perlee in 2004 in the Renown ER after a jet skiing accident that resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury,...
A recent AP article reported that Representative Gabrielle Giffords was walking while holding onto a cart, mouthing the lyrics to easy songs and having simple conversations. These new developments are truly remarkable, yet are also somewhat typical of the way many...
Vice President Dick Cheney just had back surgery. While his latest health issue made it into USA Today, he has a condition that many older adult have, lumbar spinal stenosis. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing inside the spinal canal that causes pressure on spinal...
Many patients are referred to the neurosurgeon for spinal problems and are told that if they do not have surgery they will likely be paralyzed. The true incidence of someone having sudden onset paralysis is quite low and, although a whiplash type injury can cause...
Dr. Michael Edwards specializes in Pediatric Neurosurgery and treats patients from around the country at Sierra Neurosurgery Group in Reno and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University. Here he shares the story of patient Shandi Wagner and her...
