It’s easy and common to assume neurosurgery only relates to matters of the brain, specifically matters that require surgery. While that is partly true, there is so much more a neurosurgeon is capable of treating. A neurosurgeon is a medical doctor who has undergone rigorous education and training to surgically and non-surgically treat conditions of…
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If you have ever experienced an issue with your brain, spine, or nervous system, it can be hard to know which type of specialist to see for proper care. From neurosurgeons to neurologists, there are several options for medical care, but there’s not a lot of clarity about which one provides the solutions or care…
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A spinal injection—sometimes called epidural steroid injection (ESI), nerve block, or joint block— can offer pain relief or increase mobility by helping reduce inflammation affecting the spinal canal, spinal nerve roots, or joints. Why Do I Need a Spinal Injection? Radiculopathy In the most basic terms, your spine is made up of vertebrae, discs, nerve…
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There are two reasons to undergo a spinal injection: To diagnose an unidentified issue causing pain in your back, neck, buttocks, arms, or legs. To help reduce the pain in your back, neck, buttocks, arms, or legs. It is possible to achieve both outcomes with one injection, and there are numerous injection types a doctor…
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For some patients, hereditary factors play a role in the development of their brain aneurysm(s), making it difficult, or even impossible, to prevent any from forming. However, genetics or a family history of aneurysms is just the start. There are many factors, hereditary and non-hereditary, that can cause an aneurysm to form or rupture. While…
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A brain aneurysm is a balloon-like formation that develops on a weak spot of a vessel or artery wall either on or within the brain. When the walls of a vessel or artery weaken, a section can balloon out and fill with blood, creating an aneurysm. Up to 80% of all aneurysms never rupture. Others,…
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A brain aneurysm, also called a cerebral aneurysm, is a bulge that develops in a weakened area of a blood vessel or artery located in or near your brain. When part of the blood vessel or artery wall wears out and becomes thin, a blister-like bulge can form. As the aneurysm fills with flowing blood,…
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There are several surgery procedures that resolve back pain, the two most common ones being laminectomy and discectomy. While both of these procedures are designed to relieve your spinal cord or spinal nerves from certain pains and pressures, there are significant differences between both surgeries: Difference #1: Discectomy Always Involves Disc Herniation When a patient…
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A laminectomy is a surgical procedure, sometimes combined with a discectomy, to help relieve patients’ back or neck pain. During a laminectomy, your surgeon removes either part or all of the vertebral bone called the lamina, to make room for surgery or take pressure off the spinal cord or surrounding nerves. Where Is the Lamina?…
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Discectomy, sometimes spelled diskectomy, is a surgical procedure to alleviate the pain of a herniated disc. Herniation can compress the spinal cord and surrounding nerves, causing significant pain, mobility issues, and other major physical complications. A discectomy allows your surgeon to remove the damaged parts of the disc that are causing nerve pressure to relieve…
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