Laser Spine Institute Blog

Laser Spine Institute Philadelphia patient Charles now enjoying time with family and friends after undergoing spine surgery

Charles first contacted Laser Spine Institute in April 2011 after considering his options for chronic neck pain treatment and deciding that endoscopic spine procedure seemed the best option for him to regain a pain-free lifestyle. Charles was suffering from debilitating neck pain and, after a cervical spine evaluation, was scheduled for surgery in July at the Philadelphia clinic with Dr. Girton and anesthesiologist Dr. Ung.

More often than not, weight training is seen as a potential cause of back pain rather than a way to treat and prevent back pain. However, weight training exercises can not only build strength in the arms, back, chest, legs, and abdomen but may also be helpful for patients with back pain to enable them to become more mobile and to enjoy everyday activities once more. How can weight training strengthen your back? Read on to find out how one study found that lifting weights actually reduced back pain in some patients and could help during your recovery from open back surgery, or endoscopic spine surgery at Laser Spine Institute.

Like many patients suffering from chronic back pain, David tried almost every treatment imaginable in an attempt to revive his previously active lifestyle. A keen cyclist, hiker, and yoga enthusiast, David had to stop doing many of the things he loved when back pain became a daily occurrence. He had to stop golfing, travel became a huge hassle, and it seemed that every back pain therapy just cost more in time and effort than it was worth. Finally, David came to Laser Spine Institute and, like so many patients treated here, he now wants to tell everybody about how he got his life back.

Laser Spine Institute invites those struggling with back pain to attend a free educational seminar to find out if minimally invasive spine surgery is right for you. Announcing the latest schedule of seminars in sixteen cities across the US, Laser Spine Institute encourages patients to bring their MRI films, CT scans, and medical reports with them to the free events for a complimentary review by a board-certified physician. Find out if endoscopic spine surgery could help you find relief from back pain and live the life you want.

It goes without saying that the biggest contributing factor to life-long perspectives and attitudes comes from one’s own personal experience. Laser Spine Institute’s CEO, Bill Horne, who has had to deal with his own case of debilitating neck pain, has been heard to say, “If someone could build a machine to let our employees experience what our patients are having to go through, I would require every employee to use that machine for 24 hours, so that they truly understood what our patients go through every day of their lives.”