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FALL SPINE SYMPOSIUM

Seminars in Spine Surgery – Watch Your Back Wednesday • October 26th, 2011 7:30am – 5:00pm 9005 Grant Street, Thornton, CO, 80229   LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of the seminar the participant will be able to: Illustrate cases of degenerative disc disease and treatment options Compile information regarding treatment advantages and disadvantages Identify establisehd [...]

Maintaining a Healthy Spine – Posture

Back pain and neck pain – problems so prevalent that it seems everyone has experienced one or both at least one time in their life. Is there any way to avoid them? Once they start, are you doomed to have pain forever? Much of the answer is up to you. Research suggests that many spine [...]

How Does Stress Cause Back Pain?

There are a variety of theories about the causes of stress related back pain. Importantly, the overriding tenet in all of these theories is that psychological and emotional factors cause some type of physical change resulting in the back pain. In most theories of stress related back pain, the pain cycle continues and is exacerbated [...]

Back Care When Pregnant – Maintaining a Healthy Spine

Back pain during pregnancy is a very common problem. Three out of four women experience some degree of back pain during pregnancy. For some women, symptoms may begin before they are showing and last throughout pregnancy. The cause of back pain during pregnancy is related to many factors: change in body posture, hormones that cause [...]

12 Ways to Improve Back Pain

Should you wear a back brace and take it easy? Maybe not. Like the nearly 80% of Americans who will experience a back problem during their lifetime, Beverly Hayes suffers from back pain. For many, the injury is triggered by a strenuous activity, like gardening or weight lifting. Others simply bend down to pick up [...]

Spinal Anatomy and Back Pain

Spinal anatomy is a remarkable combination of strong bones, flexible ligaments and tendons, large muscles and highly sensitive nerves. It is designed to be incredibly strong, protecting the highly sensitive nerve roots, yet highly flexible, providing for mobility on many different planes. Most of us take this juxtaposition of strength, structure and flexibility for granted [...]

Preventing and Treating Arthritis

Preventing Arthritis Arthritis is a serious health condition, but can be treated or possibly prevented. Many of the habits that are recommended for a healthy lifestyle play a role in preventing some types of arthritis and related conditions. Some common tips for prevention include: Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet to help maintain your recommended weight. [...]

CSD on the SBI Racing Circuit

The 30′ Fountain race boat “Watch Your Back,” winner of both Super Vee Limited and Manufacturer’s Production 3 classes at the 2011 Great Lakes Super Boat Grand Prix.  Catch the CSD race boat at 2 more Super Boat International races this year!  September 30th – October 2nd the team will be competing in the 2011 [...]

What is Scoliosis?

Every person’s spine can curve. A certain amount of curvature is necessary for us to balance, move, and walk properly. But 3 people out of 100 have scoliosis, a condition that causes the spine to curve from side to side. No one knows what causes the most common form of scoliosis, called idiopathic scoliosis. The [...]

Back Surgery and Neck Surgery Overview

The primary purpose of back surgery or neck surgery is to correct an anatomical lesion in individuals who fail to show improvement with conservative (nonsurgical) treatment. Surgery is not an option for patients when an anatomical lesion accounting for their pain can not be identified. Surgery is only useful to change a patient’s anatomy (e.g. [...]