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American Physician, 71, Avoids Permanent Paralysis After Emergency Spinal Surgery in South Korea

American Physician, 71, Avoids Permanent Paralysis After Emergency Spinal Surgery in South Korea

A 71-year-old American physician who had long managed chronic back pain underwent emergency spinal surgery shortly after arriving in South Korea.
MRI Shows It All—So Why Is the Doctor Asking Questions? Decoding Spinal Stenosis vs. Herniated Disks

MRI Shows It All—So Why Is the Doctor Asking Questions? Decoding Spinal Stenosis vs. Herniated Disks

An MRI scan may show both a herniated disk and spinal stenosis, but imaging alone does not dictate treatment.
Severe MRI Findings Don’t Automatically Require Spine Surgery: 3 Factors Doctors Check First

Severe MRI Findings Don’t Automatically Require Spine Surgery: 3 Factors Doctors Check First

A patient undergoes a magnetic resonance imaging scan and is told that their spinal canal has "significantly narrowed"...