Choll Kim, MD, is a spine surgeon at the San Diego Spine Institute and an expert in computer-assisted minimally invasive spine surgery. He has trained specialists nationwide to use image guidance and navigation technologies.
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St. Paul, Minn.-based HealthEast System plans to open a spine clinic in a space formerly occupied by a Gander Mountain Store in Maplewood, Minn., according to a Twin Cities Pioneer Press report.
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Patients who receive treatment for chronic and lower back pain show significant improvement in the first six weeks, but may still have some pain and disability after one year, according to a new study reported on MSN.
Patients with chronic pain conditions are often 100 percent dependent on their providers for their condition, while they need to be much more dependent on themselves. We know that when patients become more actively involved in their care, their outcomes…
One of the biggest buzz words in healthcare today is "reform" — and to quote REO Speedwagon, "It's everywhere." Perhaps the biggest poster child of the term "reform" is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that President Barack Obama…
Here are 15 spine surgeons who are in leadership positions of orthopedic and spine professional and peer-review journals.
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James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., was recognized at the Louisiana Legends Awards Gala.