Sending a text might seem like a quick, easy task with no ramifications to your health, but our physicians believe that texting can actually negatively affect your spine. The average head weighs about 10 to 12 pounds. According to a recent study by Dr. Ken Hansraj, a New York back surgeon, tilting your head down to check Facebook, texts and email can add gravitational pull to the head. Dr. Hansraj found the following facts from his study:
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Is a Sedentary Lifestyle Bad for Your Back and Spine?
A lot of Americans are bound to their desk chairs for eight hours a day. Recent studies have shown how bad a sedentary lifestyle is for your health, but did you know it can also hurt your back and spine? Dr. Max Cohen, spine surgeon, says sitting distorts the natural curve of your spine, which means your back muscles have to hold your back in shape. It’s important for all people with desk jobs to know the issues sitting for too long can cause and how to effectively prevent these issues from developing. Continue reading
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: What Is It and What Can Be Done?
Dr. Ruben Torrealba of Spine & Scoliosis Specialists presents important information on failed back surgery syndrome. Contact Spine & Scoliosis Specialists at (336) 333 – 6306.
Spinal Cord Compression Treatment Greensboro, NC
Dr. Max Cohen of Spine & Scoliosis Specialists presents important information on spinal cord compression. Contact Spine & Scoliosis Specialists at (336) 333 – 6306.
What is Sciatica?
Sciatica is a term that explains pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve runs from the lower back, through the buttock and down the back of each leg. It typically affects people 30 to 50 years of age, but can affect people of all ages.
Facts about Fibromyalgia
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:
Causes of Osteoporosis
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.
Back Pain Treatment Triad, NC
Dr. Max Cohen provide care for patients suffering from back pain in High Point, NC and surrounding areas.
What is Scoliosis?
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.
Michelle Moore – Degenerative spondylolisthesis
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. She underwent physical therapy, some injections for pain, and soon was experiencing no problems.
“I exercised, probably weighed a hundred pounds less than I do now, and was doing really good,” she says.
Then, as she drove to a meeting for her job as an administrator for Rockingham County Schools in 2007, a car ran a red light, hit her minivan broadside and sent it careening down an embankment into a power pole. After she was treated and released from the hospital, she continued having pain.
“There was some neck pain, but the majority of the pain was chronic lower back pain, into my hips and my legs,” Michelle says. “But I continued to work because I’m just that type of person. I kept pushing myself.”
She saw an orthopaedist for the continuing pain for much of a year. When nothing helped, he referred Michelle to Max W. Cohen, MD, FAAOS, founder of Spine & Scoliosis Specialists.
“The reason he said he referred me to Dr. Cohen was because I was adamant that I did not want to have back surgery,” Michelle says. He said that Dr. Cohen was a conservative doctor, and he would only suggest surgery if it was the last resort.