The New York Times Well blog recently addressed some concerns about back pain among office workers; specifically, the type of back pain experienced by workers who...
Hello! My name is Erica Bryant and I am a physical therapist at Valley Medical Center. I am excited to be joining Dr. Lundin and Dr. Thompson as a new contributor...
I’m often asked by patients who are contemplating surgery about my approach: Will the incision be big? Is it arthroscopic? Do I use lasers? My approach is completel...
One of the most common conditions I see in our Neurosurgery Spine Clinic is neck pain and associated shoulder and arm pain due to a disk herniation. The cervical disks ar...
What about chiropractic? I don’t think a day goes by without my encountering this question — and it’s a good one! Patients will often make comments to me like...
Many people at some time in their life will experience a period of severe back pain that radiates into their buttock or leg. This symptom, called “sciatica,” is ty...
The very first question most people ask me when they come in for an appointment (or if they meet me at a social gathering and find out I’m a spine doc) is, “How ca...
Hello! I’m excited to welcome you to our new blog on spine care. First, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is David Lundin and I’m the Medical Director for Spine...
At the most recent American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons’ annual meeting in San Diego, California, in February 2011, there were several papers discussing the pros versu...
At the 20th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Dallas, Texas, November 5 through 7, 2010, a symposium on alternative bearings for tota...
