Spine Care – Page 4 – Mayfield Brain & Spinal Column

Know your child’s backpack limits for optimal spine health

July 29, 2019 Cliff Peale Spine Care

By Marc Orlando, MD, and Jenna Till, DPT As the school year approaches, families everywhere are preparing to shop for books, writing utensils, computer notepads and – perhaps most essential of all

Tobacco & the spine: faster degeneration, reduced healing

July 23, 2019 Cliff Peale Spine Care

By Brad Curt, MD As a neurosurgeon and spine specialist, I am keenly aware of how tobacco use negatively impacts all aspects of your health and, specifically, your spine. This holds true

When gardening, cultivate a healthy spine

July 2, 2019 Cliff Peale Spine Care

By Peter Till, DPT, ATC The clouds have finally parted, the sunshine beckons, and our hearts sink as we look out at weeds as high as an elephant’s eye. Indeed, there is

More spine surgery patients than ever can benefit from outpatient procedures

June 24, 2019 Cliff Peale Spine Care

By William Tobler, MD When I tell patients that they can have their spine surgery done as an outpatient procedure, I can feel the atmosphere change. I can hear the relief in

The ‘double crush’: When a nerve pinches in 2 places

May 22, 2019 Cliff Peale PM&R, Spine Care

By Robert Whitten, MD Medicine can be complicated. At times a neurological condition causes double trouble, as when a nerve pinches in two places. It’s what we call a “double crush.” At

When your baggage includes spine pain, try these travel tips

February 6, 2019 Cliff Peale Physical Therapy, Spine Care

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

Be smart when shoveling snow: protect your heart, body, and back!

January 17, 2019 Cliff Peale Spine Care

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

Losing weight when your back hurts: it can be done!

November 16, 2018 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Spine Care

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;

A nurse practitioner maps an expedited path to improved spine care

October 26, 2018 Cliff Peale Research, 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

Making the most of your spine surgery

January 24, 2018 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Spine Care

By William Tobler, MD Most people who undergo elective spine surgery have seen it coming for weeks, months, or even years. They have been in pain or discomfort for an extended period,

Opioids: Eight things to know

February 28, 2017 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Physical Therapy, Spine Care

As the opioid crisis in America unfolds with stories of addiction, overdoses, and unintended deaths, opioid medications continue to play an important role in certain medical situations. Matthew Merz, MD, a physical

Leaning vegan: A natural strategy against chronic pain

February 23, 2017 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Physical Therapy, Spine Care

By Robert Whitten, MD, and Mary Kemper If you suffer with chronic pain, some changes in your diet could improve your health. Foods can either raise or lower the levels of inflammation