Getting a Spine MRI Can Increase Your Chances of Future Surgery, Even After Your Pain Is Gone
A closer look at an underappreciated consequence of early imaging — and what it means for your long-term spine health. What Most Patients Are Never Told About Spine MRIs Every year, millions of patients with back or neck pain undergo MRI studies. For many, the pain resolves on its own within weeks or months. It […]
Steroid Injections for Spine Pain: What’s Rarely Discussed About the Risks
Do you know the risks of an injection?
Back pain, neck pain, and disc problems start not from a dramatic injury, but from hours in a chair.
The Spine Was Not Built for the Chair The human spine evolved for movement; for walking, bending, lifting, and carrying. When you sit for extended periods, especially with poor posture, the compressive load on your lumbar discs increases significantly. Research by Nachemson and others has shown that intradiscal pressure is actually higher during sitting than […]
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 […]
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 […]
Does Spinal Manipulative Therapy Work for Lower Back Pain?
In this video/blog, we’ll be taking a look at two studies on the effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain. Background let’s define spinal manipulative therapy (SMT). It is a technique of using the hands or a device to apply a controlled thrust to a joint of your spine. It is performed by […]
