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January 14, 2021

Why is vitamin D so important?

Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption in the gut. Vitamin D deficiency causes poor bone quality in children and adults and increases the chance of […]

July 20, 2020

How to protect yourself from Respiratory Infections

Updated 10/10/22: Covid-19 has changed quite a bit in the last 2.5 years. The current variants appear to be far less deadly than the earlier variants. […]

August 6, 2019

Microscopically Assisted Discectomy and Spinal Decompression Surgery

Microscopically assisted discectomy or microdiscectomy is a minimally invasive surgery to treat symptomatic disk herniations and spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal) and take the […]

August 6, 2019

Radiofrequency Spinal Tumor Ablation

This is a minimally invasive outpatient type surgery (similar to Kyphoplasty). It is used to quickly (in 10-20 minutes) kill many types of cancer cells inside […]

August 4, 2019

Conservative Treatments of Neck & Back Pain

Using physical therapy, exercise, temporary bracing, medications, diet and nutrition to successfully treat most patients with neck and back pain

August 4, 2019

Ulnar nerve decompression at the wrist (Guyon’s canal)

An outpatient surgical procedure to remove the pressure off the Ulnar nerve at the wrist.

August 4, 2019

Anterior Transposition of Ulnar Nerve (Cubital Tunnel Release)

A more complicated outpatient surgical procedure to remove the pressure off the Ulnar Nerve at the elbow.

August 4, 2019

Piriformis Release

An outpatient surgical procedure to remove the pressure off the sciatic nerve behind the hip.

August 4, 2019

Fracture Non-union (Non-healing Fractures)

There are many reasons why broken bones do not heal. Inadequate stabilization of a fracture, osteoporosis, low vitamin D and poor nutrition are just some of […]