by clinicspotslocal | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog
Tendons are connective tissues that consist of collagen and connect muscles and bones. They are strong and fibrous, but although they can tolerate stress, they are not unbeatable. In your spinal column, tendons play an important role as they assist in facilitating...
by clinicspotslocal | Jul 1, 2024 | Blog
Artificial disc replacement, which is also called vertebral disc arthroplasty, spine arthroplasty or total disc replacement, is a kind of spine surgery that replaces a damaged intervertebral disc with an artificial one. A skilled spine surgeon replaces the affected...
by clinicspotslocal | Jun 10, 2024 | Blog
Whiplash injury is a condition that occurs when suddenly moving your neck causes your cervical spine and the upper spine to move in ways leading to injury or neck sprain. It’s a single concept, but it can have several impacts, called whiplash-associated disorders. As...
by clinicspotslocal | Jun 10, 2024 | Blog
A vertebral column resection or VCR is a kind of osteotomy that is performed for correction of severe spinal deformity. Osteotomy is removal of bone, but in the case of VCR, it is one step further, where the doctor removes or resects one or multiple vertebrae from...
by clinicspotslocal | Jun 2, 2024 | Blog
Coccydynia is a medical term that refers to pain occurring in the coccyx region, that is tailbone pain. It is also referred to as coccygodynia, coccalgia, neuralgia or coccygeal. The pain is mostly caused in a seated position; however, it can also start when someone...
