by coloradoback | Feb 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Trigeminal neuralgia is a common neurologic disorder in which there are severe zaps of pain in the face. Patients often describe the pain as aching or stabbing or sometimes like an electric shock. The pain attacks start and stop suddenly, and they are brought on by...
by coloradoback | Feb 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
A glioma is a type of tumor that begins from inside the brain itself. These tumors can be either benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancerous). They are graded from 1-4, with grade 4 tumors (glioblastoma) being the most aggressive, and unfortunately the most common. We...
by coloradoback | Feb 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Coflex™ is a non fusion procedure that is sometimes used for indirect decompression. Essentially, decompression surgery is utilized to take pressure off the nerves, sometimes with the addition of an interspinous spacer or Coflex™. This holds the spinous processes...
by coloradoback | Feb 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
What is causing my back pain? Back pain is usually caused by arthritis in the spinal joints (called the facet joints) and also if these bones do not line up appropriately. What can I do to prevent my back pain from getting worse? If you have back pain, it’s...
by coloradoback | Feb 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
With disc replacement, patients are usually able to get off of pain medications after surgery sooner than with fusion. They tend to get back to work sooner and they tend to generally get back to their lifestyle faster. Not every patient is going to be a perfect...
by coloradoback | Feb 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Moyamoya disease is a rare disease that translates to “Puff of Smoke” in Japanese. Normally, blood is taken to the brain through the internal carotid artery. Once it gets to the base of the brain, it splits into the anterior cerebral artery which goes to the front of...
