Washington Police Officer Gets Back to Work
Garrett Baxter, a deputy Sheriff for Washington State and lumbar surgery patient at the Spine Institute Northwest, shares what it…
Success Story: Mary Halabi
When older adults suffer from chronic back pain, their symptoms often stem from issues that have developed over time like…
Success Story: Michael Shaffer
It’s not news to anybody that as you grow older, your body ages. Sometimes however you don’t realize the toll…
Success Story: David Hurlbut
It can be difficult to get the medical care you need even when you live in a metropolitan area, but…
Sciatica Basics
Overview Sciatica is pain that runs along the large sciatic nerve, which extends from the lower back down through the…
Spinal Decompression Therapy: The Basics
If you’re experiencing pain, numbness, and weakness in your back or limbs caused by spinal stenosis, spinal decompression therapy may…
Discectomy: The Basics
Discectomy is the removal of all or part of a disc that is ruptured, herniated, and bulging, causing it to…
What is Sciatica?
We hear the term sciatica often, but it’s frequently misunderstood. Some people use “sciatica” to describe pain they feel that…
Success Story: Eric Smith
After a surfing accident, Eric Smith was diagnosed with a moderate to severe disc herniation, and told he needed spinal…
Medical Tourism Improves Wait Time for Procedures
Medical tourism is the newest term for persons who leave their current country and travel abroad for health care procedures,…