Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Medical Group Spine Health
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Sports and Entertainment
Tiger’s Second Microdiscectomy: Perhaps Not so Surprising?
Estimated read time: 6 minutesTiger Woods’s announcement late last week that he recently underwent a second microdiscectomy procedure came as a shock to many fans who’d noticed some improvement in his game during recent weeks...
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Chetan Patel, MD to Lead Spine Society’s Robotics and Navigation Efforts Through 2018
Estimated read time: 2 minutesInternationally renowned orthopaedic spine surgeon Chetan Patel, MD will continue his leadership of the North American Spine Society’s (NASS) Robotics & Navigation Section through 2018 following re... -
Time for Some Spine Trivia! Fun, Interesting… and Just Plain Strange Facts About Your Back
Estimated read time: 5 minutesWho ever said learning about your spine can’t be fun? Understanding that an informed patient is an empowered patient, here are eight amazing facts you may not have known about your back, brought to... -
Health Care
Robotic-Assisted Surgery: A New Option in Spine Care, Coming Soon to an Operating Room Near You.
Estimated read time: 4 minutesAlready widely used in other specialties like gynecology, urology and oncology, robotic surgical systems employ advanced imaging and navigation systems along with a robotic component that the surgeon...
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Philip Rivers’ Injury: Bulging vs. Herniated Discs
Estimated read time: 3 minutesSan Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers recently announced that he has been playing with a bulging disc in his lower back for weeks, and plans to continue doing so despite being told that he...