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The CME Physician: A Voice for Objectivity, Resolution, and Healing
By John H. Shim, MD | Board-Certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon In personal injury litigation, few roles are more misunderstood than that of the physician who performs a Compulsory Medical Evaluation (CME). Critics have worked hard to portray these physicians as partisan advocates for the defense, paid to minimize and deny. Having performed hundreds of these […]
Summer Sports and Your Spine: What Pickleball, Golf, and Swimming Can Do to Your Back
Warm-weather sports such as pickleball, golf, and swimming can support spine health when played wisely, but each activity also carries specific back-injury risks.
Shimspine Chronology and Analysis Consulting
Attorneys hire orthopaedic specialists to provide opinions about an injury. These specialist opinions, called Expert Witness Opinions, factor into the negotiations when trying to resolve a dispute concerning an injured party. As an Orthopaedic Spine Specialist, I have been asked to provide expert witness medical-legal opinions since 1994. As an expert medical-legal witness, I understand […]
Is Percutaneous Discectomy Better Than Traditional Discectomy?
In this video/blog, we’ll be discussing percutaneous discectomy. Procedure In medicine, percutaneous refers to any procedure that’s performed by a needle through the skin. For a percutaneous discectomy, a thicker large diameter needle and small tools are used to remove the herniated disc. Most patients only have a small incision from the needle following the […]
Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement
In this video/blog, we’ll be taking a look at the recent research on cervical artificial disc replacement (ADR). Purpose If you have persistent neck pain with shooting arm pain that has not improved despite the appropriate treatments prescribed by your doctor, it can be frustrating. For a specific group of people, an artificial disc replacement […]
Spine Injuries in Baseball
In this video/blog, we’ll be taking a look at common back injuries in professional baseball players. While football may have more high profile injuries than baseball, all professional athletes are exposed to high-impact forces. Professional baseball players also experience some of the highest rates of disc degeneration and back pain, but simultaneously a high rate […]
