Lumbar Back Support

Response to a viewer question about the surgical procedure known as a foraminotomy, and whether it can help cure sciatica.

Just as of these past two weeks, while on vacation, he has needed a wheel chair the whole time. He can hardly support himself while walking anymore. He had had severe and chronic back pain since before I was born, about 28 years ago. I’m just wondering if anybody knows of any treatments or at [...]

bit.ly There are over 500000 spine operations performed yearly in the United States. These surgeries can range from simple back surgery for a lumbar disc to more complex surgery, such as lumbar spine fusion surgery. Common causes of back pain include degenerative disc disease (herniated discs, slipped discs, spinal stenosis), spinal deformity, spinal trauma and [...]

Kevin Hsieh, MD of Peachtree Neurosurgery in Atlanta explains what causes lumbar instability including increasing back pain with motion.

My pre-op video 2 days prior to back surgery to fuse L4 L5 & S1 together. I will also have the discs above & below L5 replaced with titanium cages. 6 screws & 2 rods will be installed with bone graph material to fuse my lower back together.