Treatment for your brain or spine tumor will depend on your tumor type and location, and your general health. Surgery If possible, you will have surgery to treat brain or spine tumors and help relieve symptoms. Surgery removes as much of the tumor as possible while not damaging healthy tissue. It is most successful when […]
Learn MoreHow long does it take to recovery from back surgery?
Recovery from back surgery can require effort, but newer minimally-invasive surgical techniques often reduce healing time. For many common types of back surgery, patients are back on their feet in a few weeks. Back surgery that requires bone removal, fusion, or the addition of “hardware” can take longer. Recovery time for spinal surgery depends upon […]
Learn MoreWith Immunotherapy, Glimmers of Progress against Glioblastoma
From the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Treatment advances for patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, have been rare. But recent studies have raised hopes that immunotherapy, which has recently established itself as a proven therapy for several types of cancer, may be able to reverse this trend. Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most common […]
Learn MoreJ. Patrick Johnson to Appear on Dr. Phil’s Phil In the Blank Podcast
Dr. Phil McGraw, the host of the popular Dr. Phil Show on CBS, launched his new podcast, Phil In the Blanks, in January of this year and our own Dr. J. Patrick Johnson will be featured in an upcoming episode. The Phil In the Blanks podcast covers a wide range of topics, and recent guests have […]
Learn MoreGolf Swing and Back Injuries
Today’s powerful golf swing styles have enabled both amateurs and professionals to hit the ball harder and farther than in the past, but it may come at the cost of an increase in spine injuries and disorders. Modern golf swings encourage maximum rotation of the spine relative to the hips. This increased twisting of the […]
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