Tag Archives: Spine

A neurosurgeon asks: Is your child’s backpack hurting her spine?

Marc Arginteanu, MD | Conditions | November 26, 2019 Running late for school in the morning. Again. You yell upstairs to your daughter, “Hurry up.” While she’s slipping on her sneakers and hustling out the door, you grab her backpack from the chair in the dining room. “Wow,” you think. “That’s heavy.” Even when she’s… Read More: A neurosurgeon asks: Is your child’s backpack hurting her spine? »

6 Surprising Ways Improving Your Thoracic Spine & Shoulder Mobility Can Help You Reach Your Goals

As a yoga teacher and personal trainer, I love when I’m able to find ways to connect the dots between what I teach at the yoga studio and what happens at the gym. I get a little giddy when I hear a strength coach suggesting a mobility warm-up that’s essentially a yoga pose with a… Read More: 6 Surprising Ways Improving Your Thoracic Spine & Shoulder Mobility… »

Spine Surgery: Types, Recovery, Risks and Benefits

by lenarivera Spine Surgery: Types, Recovery, Risks and Benefits Overview The spine and spinal cord together form one of the most vital neurological structures. A spine can go through a fracture, suffer an infection, can bend unusually or can suffer from a tumor or undergo bone changes that come with aging. A damaged spine can… Read More: Spine Surgery: Types, Recovery, Risks and Benefits »