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                                                • What is Neurosurgery? FAQs Answered

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                                                  |Date: August 16, 2023
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                                                  What is Neurosurgery? FAQs Answered

                                                  What is Neurosurgery? FAQs Answered

                                                  August is Neurosurgery Awareness Month. Here are some common questions and answers about neurosurgery at ...

                                                  August is Neurosurgery Awareness Month. Here are some common questions and answers about neurosurgery at Valley's Neuroscience Institute. What is Neurosurgery?Neurosurgery is a medical specialty that ...

                                                  August 16, 2023
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                                                • A Car Accident Led to a Surprise Spinal Tumor Discovery & an End to a Decade of Pain

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                                                  |Date: May 10, 2023
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                                                  A Car Accident Led to a Surprise Spinal Tumor Discovery & an End to a Decade of Pain

                                                  A Car Accident Led to a Surprise Spinal Tumor Discovery & an End to a Decade of Pain

                                                  This video features Alan, a patient who had been suffering from back and leg pain for 10 years, so severe ...

                                                  This video features Alan, a patient who had been suffering from back and leg pain for 10 years, so severe that it kept him awake most nights. After having a car accident, Alan went to a chiropractor w ...

                                                  May 10, 2023
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                                                • Looking for a New Partner in Your Healthcare?

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                                                  |Date: September 15, 2021
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                                                  Looking for a New Partner in Your Healthcare?

                                                  Looking for a New Partner in Your Healthcare?

                                                  Cascade Clinic, Fairwood Clinic and Highlands Clinic in Renton, as well as Covington Clinic South, have w ...

                                                  Cascade Clinic, Fairwood Clinic and Highlands Clinic in Renton, as well as Covington Clinic South, have welcomed new primary care providers board-certified in either family medicine or internal medici ...

                                                  September 15, 2021
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                                                • Neuroscience Institute’s New Offices

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                                                  |Date: May 23, 2016
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                                                  Neuroscience Institute’s New Offices

                                                  Neuroscience Institute’s New Offices

                                                  On Monday May 23, the Neuroscience Institute–Adult & Pediatric Neurology opened the doors of their ne ...

                                                  On Monday May 23, the Neuroscience Institute–Adult & Pediatric Neurology opened the doors of their newly remodeled and centralized Northwest Pavilion offices. Why the move? As community demand for ...

                                                  May 23, 2016
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                                                • “Life was Incredibly Tough and Getting Unbearable–Valley Medical Center Gave Me My Life Back!”

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                                                  |Date: October 17, 2015
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                                                  “Life was Incredibly Tough and Getting Unbearable–Valley Medical Center Gave Me My Life Back!”

                                                  “Life was Incredibly Tough and Getting Unbearable–Valley Medical Center Gave Me My Life Back!”

                                                  His neck made a little cracking noise when he lifted a log overhead nearly 20 years ago during a building ...

                                                  His neck made a little cracking noise when he lifted a log overhead nearly 20 years ago during a building project. Since then, Randy battled pain that got in the way of most everything he did. “My fam ...

                                                  October 17, 2015
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                                                • What is Cervical Disk Replacement? Is it Helpful for Neck Pain?

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                                                  |Date: April 23, 2012
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                                                  What is Cervical Disk Replacement? Is it Helpful for Neck Pain?

                                                  What is Cervical Disk Replacement? Is it Helpful for Neck Pain?

                                                  One of the most common conditions I see in our Neurosurgery Spine Clinic is neck pain and associated shou ...

                                                  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 are the soft cushions between th ...

                                                  April 23, 2012
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