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Hip and Leg Pain? Your Spine May Be To Blame.

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Hip and leg pain are common conditions that can interfere with a person’s ability to complete normal, daily tasks.
While symptoms of hip and leg pain can be a sign of an orthopedic problem, there is a chance pain in these areas is being caused by a spinal condition.
In this blog, Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine explains why your spine may be to blame if you’re suffering from hip and leg pain.

Most people with hip or leg pain assume the problem is coming from these areas. This is completely...

Could this procedure stop your low back pain?

If you suffer from persistent low back pain, you may be able to get relief from a procedure called radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

Depending on what’s causing the pain, RFA can be a good solution when the usual treatments, like medication and physical therapy, aren’t working.

RFA is a procedure that essentially prevents the nerves in your back from sending pain signals to your brain. It’s used for people whose pain is coming from a facet joint. These are the joints that connect the...

Decompression With Fusion May Offer Better Results For Back Pain

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According to researchers at Lund University in Sweden, patients with a specific spinal condition may experience better results with decompression and fusion surgery over decompression alone.
The study involved 1,624 patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) or predominant low back pain.
Dr. Mark Giovanini of NeuroMicroSpine explains how researchers came to the conclusion decompression with fusion may offer better results for...