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Cervical Laminectomy

Spinal stenosis is a fairly common spine condition that causes gradual narrowing of the spinal canal. Most people are familiar with this term over it’s not-so-distant cousin: cervical stenosis (just a figure of speech, clearly these conditions don’t have literal kinship). Nevertheless, cervical stenosis is the same condition, it just affects a different part of the spine. If you suffer from cervical stenosis, you may be experiencing pretty...

What Happens to the Spine in Zero Gravity?

Did you know that here on Earth, we may actually shrink over time due to our spines? It’s true: the jelly-like discs in our spine lose their water content over time and as a result, our spines get a little shorter. However, astronaut Scott Kelly actually faced the opposite effect while in space.

Scott Kelly traveled to the International Space Station where he gained the record of the longest stay in space for any American. Clocking in at 340 days, Kelly...

Lumbar Microdecompression

Did you know sciatica effects one to 10 percent of the U.S. population and is most common in adults between the ages of 25 to 45 years old? If you’re suffering from leg pain or have sciatic issues, don’t fret just yet, you may be a candidate for lumbar microdecompression surgery!

A microdecompression spine surgery is usually performed to relieve pain from a herniated disc or a growing bone that is putting pressure on the sciatic nerve in the spine. Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine may recommend this procedure for those who’ve experienced leg pain from sciatica for at least six...