Pay Attention to your Body: If something you are doing causes your back to hurt, stop and rest or stop altogether. Whether it is a particular exercise, prolonged sitting, bending, or twisting, listen to your body’s signals. Pain is a warning. … Continue reading
Posture at work, rest, and play affects the health of your back and neck. Posture is a result of proper body mechanics — which occurs when your spine goes from the healthy neutral position into action.
STEP 1: Understand the Neutral Back Position
A healthy spine has three natural curves:
The neck, … Continue reading
Rick Chaney (aka Jots the clown) Kernersville, NC
Cervical and lumbar degenerative disc disease, with spinal stenosis, pinched nerves, radiculopathy and cervicogenic headaches
“If Dr. Cohen hadn’t done my surgery, I’d probably be lying in bed on disability.”
When Rick Chaney was 12, … Continue reading
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Date Published: October/November 2014 Author: Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS
Do you ever feel a twinge when you move a certain way and worry that a back problem is developing? Or perhaps you already suffer from lower back pain at times? … Continue reading
Date Published: June/July 2014
Author: Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS
You may be surprised to learn that adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common form of spinal deformity, affecting about three percent of the general population.
What is adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? … Continue reading
Date Published: April/May 2014
Author: Ruben Torrealba, MD
Do you have pain in the low back that shoots into your legs? Do you have sciatica?
If your pain has not gotten better over time with conservative treatment, you may benefit from minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS). … Continue reading
Date Published: February/March 2014
Author: Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS
Chances are, you have heard of scoliosis, but did you know it occurs in adults as well as children?
If you’re like many people, you may think it is a disorder that occurs mostly in girls. … Continue reading
Date Published: Dec 2013/Jan 2014
Author: Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS
Herniated discs in the lower back are a common cause of back and leg pain, particularly among people in their 30s and 40s. If you have a herniated disc, you typically will experience sharp pain in the back that shoots down through the buttock into one or both legs. … Continue reading
Date Published: August/September 2013
Author: Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS
As an orthopedic spine surgeon, I frequently treat fractures due to osteoporosis both in the office and in the hospital using innovative technology. Below I answer common questions about compression fractures due to osteoporosis and treatment of these fractures. … Continue reading
