This original article, written by Dr. Bonati, was part of a BACK PAIN HEALTH GUIDE! Dealing with Pain, learning coping strategies, eliminating pain, improving posture and living pain free PRODUCTS & SERVICES Lists & Editorials Segment!, article on InTouch Rugby.com, posted on April 16, 2018. Having worked for years in orthopaedic surgery I was unsatisfied [...]
This article was originally posted on the Oregon Health & Science University News page in September 2012. Nearly 20 percent of people who underwent low back fusion surgery developed post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms associated with that surgery, according to a recent Oregon Health & Science University study published in the journal Spine. Past studies have noted PTSD [...]
An estimated 800,000 Americans undergo invasive, open and instrumented back operations each year. Many of those patients report increased and ongoing pain following their surgeries. The instances of this happening are so great, the condition has a name: Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS). The number one reason back surgeries fail, and some patients experience continued pain, [...]
https://youtu.be/RHyq3u-v8MQ After a fusion surgery, many lose the ability to move the spine at the place where the procedure was done. This “locking” of the spine’s segment invariably forces adjacent parts of the spine to compensate and try to keep the spine flexible. Unfortunately, this stresses and overloads those upper and lower vertebrae, forcing the intervertebral discs [...]
What Exactly Are Bone Spurs? Bone spurs, or osteophytes, are small projections or enlargements of bone that grow on the skeletal body. Bone spurs often arise from osteoarthritis and may also develop as a result of general aging and different spinal conditions. Symptoms Bone spurs themselves are not painful. However, when they rub against nearby nerves [...]
To begin with, the Bonati Spine Procedures are significantly less invasive than other types of spine surgeries, like fusions and other open-spine surgeries. They were created and perfected by orthopaedic surgeon and Bonati Spine Institute founder Alfred O. Bonati and utilize patented instruments and methods, solely performed by surgeons trained exclusively by Dr. Bonati. In other words, no other [...]
A new study published in the March 1, 2018 issue of the medical journal Spine determined the readmission rates and predictors of readmission after posterior cervical fusion (PCF). Data was collected from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from a total of 3,401 patients from 2006 to 2013. A multi-level fusion [...]
https://youtu.be/HDdJXLmG9b4 We visit with John over 20 years after his Bonati Spine Procedures. He explains how we was injured and describes how he's still feeling great more than two decades after he visited the Bonati Spine Institute. Watch John's story of recovery above and if you too are looking for pain relief, allow the [...]
What exactly is sciatica? The sciatic nerve is the largest single nerve in the human body; it runs from each side of the lower spine through deep in the buttock into the back of the thigh and all the way down to the foot. It serves a vital role in connecting the spinal cord with [...]
https://youtu.be/ZEMga6lQT-s Jeanie was a very active mother and grandmother until a car accident in 2014 changed her life, and her relationship with her family. She had an invasive surgery from another facility, but when her pain didn't go away doctors tried a bone stimulator. After living with this chronic, unresolved pain for almost two [...]
