By Andrew Ringer, MD The passing of actor Luke Perry from a massive stroke at age 52 reminds us that a stroke can happen to anyone at any age. It also reminds
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When your baggage includes spine pain, try these travel tips
By Jenna Till, DPT Long-distance travel can be a challenge in the best of circumstances. But if you suffer from back or neck pain, have difficulty sitting for long periods, or have
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Be smart when shoveling snow: protect your heart, body, and back!
By David Stover, ATC, PTA Winter has finally arrived in the heartland, and with it the responsibility for homeowners to shovel their walks and driveways. Snow shoveling is a strenuous, aerobic activity
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Awake craniotomy: when patients play a role in their own brain surgery
By Christopher McPherson, MD It sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie: having brain surgery while you’re awake! In fact, it is painless. More importantly, it can save your life.
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Losing weight when your back hurts: it can be done!
By Lisa Cleveland, PT We see it every day at Mayfield Physical Therapy: patients who are between a rock and a hard place. They are hurting; they need to strengthen and stretch;
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Cesium implants: a highly targeted option for some brain tumors
By Christopher McPherson, MD When the diagnosis is a brain tumor, we need to consider all the options. The big four comprise surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. A lesser-known treatment that can
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A nurse practitioner maps an expedited path to improved spine care
A nurse practitioner’s passion for improving patient outcomes could lead to a change in the way neurosurgical patients are treated. Jody Miniard, DNP, a nurse practitioner at Mayfield Brain & Spine and
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An aggressive brain tumor comes into molecular focus
Fifty years ago the median survival for an individual diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, the aggressive brain cancer, was 7 months. Today it is 15 months.
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A stroke survivor’s comeback advice: Be kind to yourself as you find your ‘new normal’
John Bolan, stroke survivor from 2010, helped get Cincinnati’s Comeback Trail 5k off to a rousing start on Saturday with heartfelt advice for fellow stroke survivors and their families and friends.
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An artist is honored for illuminating medicine
Turn to almost any patient education page on the Mayfield Brain & Spine website and you will see her artistic footprint. Open a neurosurgical journal, and you may see her work there,
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Tumor Board: When a dozen heads are better than one
Being diagnosed with a brain tumor is a frightful experience. A patient learns that something foreign and unwanted has begun to grow inside his or her head. Fortunately, many tumors that originate
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What causes brain tumors?
By Christopher McPherson, MD After a brain tumor has been diagnosed and the shock has been absorbed, one of the first questions my patients ask is, Why did this happen? What caused
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