Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group on minimally-invasive options for spine surgery – LIVING WELL Magazine
Minimally-Invasive Options for Spine Surgery
By Roger D. Sung, MD, Spine Surgeon at Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Eighty percent of the U.S. population suffers from back pain at some point in their life. While most back pain improves over time, many people need some type of intervention to relieve their pain. For patients with continual spine problems, there are many conservative options including physical therapy, medications, chiropractic, and injection treatments. When these options don’t work, many patients are offered surgery to address their spine problems. […]