Fibromyalgia is a disorder that affects approximately 5.8 million people. It causes pain, fatigue and other uncomfortable symptoms. Here are just a few facts about the disorder so you can be more aware of the condition: … Continue reading
Osteoporosis is a disease that is characterized by a decrease in bone mass and density. The decrease in bone mass leads to an increase in the risk of fractures. Even though osteoporosis affects different ages and ethnicity, there are a few factors that make people more susceptible to developing the bone disease. … Continue reading
Dr. Max Cohen provide care for patients suffering from back pain in High Point, NC and surrounding areas. … Continue reading
Scoliosis is a condition that causes curves in your spine. While some curves in the spine are normal, scoliosis causes large curves from side to side. These severe curves can cause pain and breathing issues. … Continue reading
Michelle Moore Martinsville, VA
Degenerative spondylolisthesis
“The surgery helped so much with my pain.”
Michelle Moore traces her initial back problems to the same accident that injured her son Ben in 2004. At the hospital after the accident, doctors told her she had a disc that was bulging slightly. … Continue reading
Ben Moore: Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
Michelle Moore: Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS, treated a mother and son, Michelle and Ben Moore, who had different forms of the same condition, spondylolisthesis, which is a slippage of one vertebra onto the other. … Continue reading
Ben Moore Martinsville, VA
Isthmic spondylolisthesis
“Now I don’t have any pain. I can just play baseball.”
As a child, Ben Moore was a natural athlete who loved sports. In elementary school and middle school, he played baseball, football and basketball. … Continue reading
Rick Chaney: Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion (also called Minimal Incision Lumbar Fusion)
In the Q and A below, Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS, discusses this procedure and how it can help patients.
Q: Your patient Rick Chaney was among the first in the county to have a procedure called a minimally invasive posterior lumbar fusion (or minimal incision spine surgery). … Continue reading
Joyce Cantrell: Adult Scoliosis and Degenerative Disc Disease
Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS, who corrected Joyce Cantrell’s curvature in spinal fusion surgery, notes that adult scoliosis is most common in women – and difficult for many surgeons to treat.
“Most doctors won’t even attempt to tackle a case like this – … Continue reading
Joyce Cantrell Greensboro, NC
Adult Scoliosis and Degenerative Disc Disease
“I tell everyone Dr. Cohen is a miracle worker.”
Joyce Cantrell suffered from back and joint problems from an early age, just like her sisters, her mother, her grandmother and her great-grandmother before her. … Continue reading
