Hiroshi Nakano, the CEO of Microsurgical Spine Center (MSC) and NeoSpine, has been named president of the Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (WASCA). WASCA is an organization dedicated to quality care and uniting ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in the state of Washington. MSC is an ambulatory surgery center, which means MSC offers high-quality minimally invasive...

If you have lower back pain or back pain from arthritis, you may avoid exercise. But research has shown that it’s better for your back (and overall health) if you stay moving. Some of the best exercises for people with back pain are gentle yoga, walking or jogging, and swimming. Swimming and Back Pain As...

Practicing yoga can help reduce your back pain. This is because yoga focuses on a mind-body connection, including stretching, deep breathing and stress relief. In a number of studies, research found that people who practiced yoga had a decrease in back pain, depressive symptoms and stress. So what is the next step? For one practitioner,...

Back pain hurts, it’s inconvenient, and it negatively impacts your life and activities – but did you know it is also linked to depression? In fact, depression can cause physical pain, such as back pain so the relationship goes both ways. The mind and body are interconnected, and the cyclical relationship between pain and depression...

Much research has been done to link yoga with treating or easing medical conditions. This post refers to Hatha Yoga, the most commonly practiced form of yoga in the United States, and is considered to be a discipline of physical, mental, and spiritual practices that are intended to provide a path towards the union of...

Smoking can wreak havoc on your health: this much we know. Smoking is hazardous to your health, and can cause lung disease, lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and a host of other health issues. Smoking can also influence back pain. New research has found that non-smokers experience less back pain than smokers. The study was...