Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS The number one question I get from patients with painful orthopedic problems is “What is the best option for eliminating my pain”? While we may discuss oral medications, physical therapy, bracing and even
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS As I see patients on a daily basis and schedule them for surgery, I am consistently surprised as how long they think they will be recovering after their spine surgery. This is the
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS The influence of weather on human health has been a subject of interest for centuries, if not millennia. While anecdotal evidence has long suggested a correlation between weather patterns and orthopaedic symptoms, the
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS As an orthopaedic spine surgeon, I get this titular question multiple times a day seeing patients for clinical consults. They come to see me with nerves that are pinched either in the neck
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS Adult spinal deformities represent a complex clinical issue necessitating a comprehensive approach to management. In this series of articles, we’ve reviewed spinal anatomy, the underlying causes for ASDs, presenting symptoms, and conservative treatment
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS In this series of articles, we have covered spinal anatomy, the classifications and types of adult spinal deformities, the symptomology of ASDs and how they are diagnosed in a clinical setting. In Part
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS In the first two installments of this series, I discussed the normal anatomical structure of the spine, and the different ways that the spine can be deformed by disease, injury, aging, congenital and
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS Adult spinal deformities (ASDs) can present complex challenges to spine specialists due to their multifactorial causes, clinical presentations, and impact on a person's quality of life. Individuals with ASDs can have mild discomfort
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS As patients prepare for low back surgery that involves fusing the spinal bones together, I’m often asked what can be done to make the outcome of the procedure successful. Success is usually defined
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAOS Patients who are preparing for cervical spine surgery have many important aspects of their life to consider, especially about their recovery period. My patients frequently bombard me with questions regarding day-of-surgery preparations and
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