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Back pain is the second leading reason for patients to visit their primary care physician. 60 million Americans suffer from lower back pain and by the age of 50, 85% exhibit disc deterioration which is a natural process of aging. Different treatments are available for degenerative disc disease depending on the stage of deterioration. Dr.…
INDEPENDENCE (KWWL) — 18-year-old Nic Merfeld of Independence went missing while on a trip with his family in Wyoming last week. But miraculously, the Independence teen survives 25 hours in Snowy Mountains, he was discovered by two snowmobilers. Merfeld knows how to be tough. The Independence High School Senior plays football and wrestles. But nothing…
The following release was published in the Physician Update monthly publication, St. Anthony Hospitals, Centura Health, April, 2003. The Center for Spinal Disorders, PC (CSD) and the Spine Education and Research Institute (SERI) welcome the arrival of two international fellows, Jianwei Xu, MD, and Marcos Schugurensky, MD. The two orthopedic-trained spine surgeons will have the…