Day March 5, 2017

A disc bulge means that at least 50% or more of the disc has pressure on it beyond the natural boundaries. This pressure is usually related to weakness or an increase in spinal load. The spinal conditions that cause the…

One of the basic components for a spinal fusion surgery is a bone graft. Bone grafts are used to stimulate bone healing and to offer support to the spine by filling gaps between two vertebrae (spinal bones). Thousands of bone…

Oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion (OLLIF) is a minimally invasive keyhole procedure used to achieve lumbar vertebrae spine fusion. Unlike other spinal fusion procedures, OLLIF is performed as an outpatient surgery for many people. Here are the many benefits of…

Interspinous process fusion surgery is a technique used to treat spinal stenosis, which occurs when the nerves passing through a narrowed spinal canal become compressed. The pressure leads to back pain and radiculopathy, which involves leg symptoms of tingling, pain,…

The use of pedicle screws to surgically stabilize the spine is increasing in popularity. The percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (PPSF) procedure is a safe and effective treatment for many spine conditions. How is the percutaneous pedicle screw fixation technique better…

Spinal fusion for spondylolisthesis and other diseases has many methods and approaches. Surgeons can use the posterior approach (from the back), or they can choose to enter the spine from the front (anterior approach). Lumbar spinal fusion has been around…

In this video, Inspired Spine’s Dr. Hamid Abbasi interviews a husband and wife couple. Both have had multi-level spinal fusion procedures. The wife’s was performed with the OLLIF technique with minimal blood loss, short hospital stay and she was walking…

Written by Bruce McKirdy –  Tristate Brain and Spine Hosts Training Conference (Alexandria MN) – A group of Doctors from around the United States and Central America gathered in Alexandria earlier this week to learn techniques developed at Tristate Brain…

Low back pain is a common and expensive condition in the Western world with approximately 80% of individuals suffering from it at some point in their life. It is a major cause for loss of productivity as it is the…

At Inspired Spine, all conservative measures such as physical therapy, heat packs, icing, injections, and manual manipulation are first tried in patients who experience pain or other symptoms related to their spine. Patients are required to fulfill a specific duration of…