Failed back surgery syndrome

01 Jan
2021
Failed back surgery syndrome, Lumbar Spine Surgery, Placebo, Surgery
By André Broussard, D.C.

Surgery: The Ultimate Placebo

January 1, 2021 BY RONALD FEISE, DC A patient tells you his father has had low back pain for several years and has tried many treatments, but nothing has helped. Spinal fusion has been recommended. Complicating matters, his father lives on the other side of the country. How do you respond? What does the current […]

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25 Apr
2017
Failed back surgery syndrome, Lumbar Spine Surgery, Surgery
By André Broussard, D.C.

BACK SURGERY:  Two Articles About A Professional Basketball Coach

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been dealing with off-and-on painful symptoms since he underwent back surgery in July 2015, and he is urging anyone with back issues to avoid making the same mistake he made. Read story 1 here, and story 2 here.

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12 May
2016
Failed back surgery syndrome, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Lumbar Spine Surgery, Musculoskeletal System, Sciatica, Surgery
By André Broussard, D.C.

Patients with sciatica still experience pain and disability 5 years after surgery: A systematic review with meta-analysis of cohort studies

European Journal of Pain Volume 20, Issue 10 November 2016 Pages 1700–1709 G.C. Machad First published: 12 May 2016 Abstract Background and objective The clinical course of patients with sciatica is believed to be favourable, but there is conflicting evidence on the postoperative course of this condition. We aimed to investigate the clinical course of […]

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24 Feb
2016
Failed back surgery syndrome
By André Broussard, D.C.

Failed back surgery syndrome: review and new hypotheses

J Pain Res. 2016; 9: 17–22. Published online 2016 Jan 12. doi:  10.2147/JPR.S96754 PMCID: PMC4716715 Bruno Bordoni and Fabiola Marelli Abstract Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a term used to define an unsatisfactory outcome of a patient who underwent spinal surgery, irrespective of type or intervention area, with persistent pain in the lumbosacral region with […]

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23 Aug
2014
Failed back surgery syndrome, Lumbar Spine Surgery, Medical Issues (Injury & Error), Surgery
By André Broussard, D.C.

Problems Persist For High-Profile Back Surgery

Dallas Morning News 11:05 PM on Aug 23, 2014 Christine Harrison suffered from a chronically sore back. Watching Fox & Friends one morning, she saw an interview with a doctor who promised “excellent pain relief” for people like her. The doctor was promoting North American Spine, a high-profile Dallas company, and its trademark AccuraScope surgery. “The way […]

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27 Oct
2013
Chronic Low Back Pain, Failed back surgery syndrome, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Lumbar Spine Surgery, Musculoskeletal System, Surgery
By André Broussard, D.C.

Spinal fusions serve as case study for debate over when certain surgeries are necessary

By Peter Whoriskey and Dan Keating October 27, 2013 By some measures, Federico C. Vinas was a star surgeon. He performed three or four surgeries on a typical weekday at the Daytona Beach, Fla., hospital that employed him, and a review showed him to be nearly five times as busy as other neurosurgeons. The hospital […]

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