If you have a herniated or otherwise thoroughly degenerated spinal disc you may be considering fusion surgery and you’re likely assuming many of the activities you formerly liked to participate in will probably become things of your past. Not so. If you don’t believe it, ask Tiger Woods. The world’s most famous athlete was virtually […]
It’s easy to think of our spines as straight. Not so. Our spines aren’t meant to be like the highway from Amarillo to Oklahoma City. A healthy spine has gentle curves as it progresses from the cervical spine down to the lumbar spine of the lower back. When viewed from the side, the spine has […]
Back pain is about as universal a condition as us homo sapiens have. Sooner or later over 80 percent of us will have back pain. Who said getting up off our arms and onto two feet was a good idea? At DFW Center for Spinal Disorders, we see all sorts of back pain due to […]
It can seem incredible that one of your vertebrae can actually slip out of its correct place and onto the bone beneath. When people think of the sturdiness of their spine, it’s a hard condition to imagine. The condition is known as spondylolisthesis. In some people they may have grade 1 spondylolisthesis and not even […]
At DFW Center for Spinal Disorders, most of the conditions we treat involve some sort of compression of the nerves within the spinal cord or the nerve roots exiting the spinal column out to the extremities. It’s easy for patients to take their nerves for granted, but they can become damaged by continued compression and […]
At DFW Center for Spinal Disorders, we see the results of problems with our patients’ cervical spine, their necks, every day. Many of these problems would never have happened if the person had performed some stretching and strengthening of his or her neck, and by paying attention to their posture. Here are some things you […]
At DFW Center for Spinal Disorders we perform fusion surgery all the time, predominantly on the lumbar spine, vertebrae L1-L5. Problems with the lumbar spine are often due to the fact that this section of the spine bears most of the weight of the body. Because of that job, these five vertebrae are much larger […]
Since we’re coming into the holidays and all the fun stuff they entail, the last thing you want is to strain your back and have to sit out the festivities. That “sitting” will be anything but sitting because you’ll likely be flat on your back on the couch, afraid to move. At DFW Center for […]
We all have leg pain from time to time, and it often is related to some issues with our back. We’re not talking about full-blown sciatica, but occasional pain due sleeping at the wrong angle or tweaking a muscle in your back. There is another time, however, when leg pain demands immediate attention from the […]
The tailbone is a leftover from our prehistoric ancestors who obviously had tails. Unfortunately, this little group of three to five bones at the very bottom of our spine can be a painful customer, especially for women. Here’s some more information on coccydynia, tailbone pain. What is the coccyx? The coccyx is a triangular section […]
DFW Center for Spinal Disorders wants you to know the health and safety of our patients, staff, and community is our top priority. We will remain open at this time as we know that our patients' pain does not take breaks and we want to be available to them if needed. We will continue to monitor the rapidly evolving situation as it unfolds and will continue taking all precautionary measures at our office to keep our patients and staff safe. Should you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to call our office.
