Jenny L. F Andrus, MD The tailbone or coccyx is located at the end of the spinal column at the cleft of the buttocks. This small triangular boney structure is actually fused vertebrae that has muscles, tendons and ligaments connected to it, and along with your sacrum and pelvis, helps bear your weight when you… Read more »
This first in its class technology allows those experiencing chronic pain to undergo diagnostic imaging without the removal of the implant, featuring rechargeable or three-year non-rechargeable battery options.
Jeffrey Carlson, MD will be joining WAVY TV-10’s The Hampton Road Show via Skype to talk about Getting the Orthopaedic and Pain Management Care you Need During the COVID-19 Crisis. The broadcast will air on Tuesday, April 21,2020 at 11:00 AM on WAVY and at 2:00 PM on FOX 43, and will be featured… Read more »
Another First from OSC – Congratulations to Dr. McFarland for performing an in-office kyphoplasty at OSC on July 11! Kyphoplasty is used to treat painful compression fractures of the spine. Bones in your spine can fracture or collapse due to bone loss. There are many causes of bone loss, including osteoporosis, menopause, cancer, chemotherapy, radiation… Read more »
Spinal Stenosis: An Overview in 7 parts of the Major Causes of Neck & Back Pain by Dr. Mark W. McFarland, DO Acute and chronic neck and back pain represents a major health concern in the United States. Nearly everyone has back pain, which at some point, interferes with work, routine daily activities, or recreation…. Read more »
OSC’s Interventional Pain Management Specialist Dr Jenny Andrus MD on the Causes of Phantom Pain In my last blog post, I discussed phantom pain and the symptoms typically seen in those who have had limbs amputated. In this post, I will discuss the theories about why this condition exists and the medications that are used… Read more »
Dr Mark McFarland, DO of Orthopaedic & Spine Center Kyphoplasty is a unique, minimally-invasive way to treat compression fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine. Most fractures of the aged spine are related to osteoporosis and can lead to a “bent forward” posture called kyphosis. The kyphoplasty procedure can help restore the height of the… Read more »
An Overview of the Different Types of Epidural Injection Used for Interventional Pain Management Did you know that there are different types of epidural steroid injections? Everyone thinks of an epidural as the procedure you have to relieve pain and make you go numb before having a baby. But, this kind of epidural is different… Read more »
Pain Relief through an Epidural Following from my last post, with much fear and trembling, I checked in to the OSC MRI and Fluoroscopy Waiting Room for my Cervical Epidural. I was taken into the Fluroscopy Suite by Mary, Dr. Sureja’s nurse and by one of our Radiology techs, Debbie. They gave me a gown to change… Read more »
Diagnosing Causes of Orthopedic Pain in the Neck and Spine Almost immediately after my MRI was completed, I was able to walk over to the OSC physician station where Dr. Mark McFarland was working and have him pull up my MRI results. Dr McFarland is one of only two doctors on the Peninsula to be fellowship-trained in… Read more »