Does Optimism Help Spine Surgery Results?
People who undergo elective spine surgery usually fall into three general groups: 1. Hard charging optimists – People who do not have time for the pain, and dysfunction, of spine problems. These folks are often in a rush to go directly to surgery. 2. Cautious realists – These patients spend appropriate time to understand their problem and the risks […]
Boating and Your Back
As a girl who grew up next to a fishing village in Nova Scotia and ended up living on the Gulf Coast of Florida, I have seen a lot of injured fisherman and boaters over the years. Back problems were not rare and for probably 50% of the time, a back injury is what […]
A Little Bit Means So Much
We’ve all looked at that svelte, muscular model in a magazine and thought "I’d do anything to look like that" but we know that is not true. We should really say "I would do anything but diet and exercise to look like that". Let’s talk…. First of all, we know half of these models are starving […]
Spinal Stenosis and Weightlifting – Is it a Good Idea?
As we get older, almost all of us are going to have some degree of spinal stenosis. It is now felt that a moderate weight training regimen will make a difference with our future spine health. As with most things that are good for us, we should start now. Also, like most things, too much […]
Stand Up Desks
We often hear of careers that come with many side effects as we get older. Nurses are known to end up with bad backs and sore feet. Construction workers with pulled muscles, herniated discs and broken bones. What we don’t hear about are the side effects of sitting at a desk all day. They often […]
A Spine to Remember
A Little Extra Information. If, like hundreds of thousands other people, you logged inon Facebook much more than usual this weekend, it was probably for the Giraffe.April, a 15 year old pregnant giraffe at a zoo in upstate New York, is due togive birth any moment and people are fascinated. The zoo set up a […]
