Discectomy and microdiscectomy are common surgeries used to treat a herniated disc. But first, let’s take a step back. Your spine is made up of vertebrae, which are bones. They make up a column stacked on top of one another, and vertebrae are separated by discs. These discs absorb shock and provide cushioning. They are...

Are you curious about Tony Romo’s recent back surgery? What was it? Why did he have it? You may be a Seahawks fan, but if you watch football, you are probably aware that Tony Romo was injured. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback is on the injured reserve due to a herniated disc. He had the disc repaired...

If you have mild back pain, your first instinct is to rest. Stay on the couch for a while, use a heating pad, and just rest up until it stops hurting. In actuality, the best remedy may be to keep moving. Light, low-impact exercise can help, and being up and moving around takes pressure off...

A whitepaper recently published by Paradigm Spine touched on a common back issue, lumbar spinal stenosis, and treatments for it. Click here to download the whitepaper. Spinal stenosis is a condition that occurs when the spinal canal narrows and becomes compressed. This narrowing puts pressure on nerves and the spinal cord, and causes pain in...

Some of you may have heard the segment about spinal fusion on the Diane Rehm show on NPR. If not, click here to listen. Over the past 20 years in the United States, the rate of spinal fusion surgery has risen six-fold. Some people are questioning whether this surgery is completely necessary for many patients...

Dr. Richard Wohns, JD, MBA, Founder and President of NeoSpine and Microsurgical Spine Center, performed the first-ever two-level cervical artificial disc replacement surgery in the Northwest and one of the first in the United States, utilizing the recently FDA approved Mobi-C® Cervical Disc Prosthesis. “We are proud to be the first to perform this innovative...