Questions You Should Ask Your Spine Surgeon

Dr. Richard D. Guyer a Spine Surgeon at the Texas Back Institute gives some helpful tips and questions you should be asking your surgeon before surgery. Many people suffer from back and/or neck pain, about 20% of those people actually need spine surgery. How can you get the information you need about your back and/or neck pain before considering surgery? What are some key questions you need to ask your spine surgeon? This short video will help you navigate your next doctor visit as well as keep you informed about minimally invasive procedures and recovery time.

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[aaronbolden]

Tiger Woods surgeon. Trust his advice. Tiger just won one of the biggest events in the sport of golf after having had 3 or so surgeries. Your overall physical health as well as eating habits will greatly influence how well you do post surgery. I changed the way I ate in the weeks before my surgery and as I healed. Drinking, smoking, bad diet will all negatively affect recovery. Of you plan to have this done cut out those bad habits asap.

[nelsonamoreno]

Thanks for all information you proportion to us .i am prepared for my 3 sergury in my lower back and i am a little afraid but i have to go for not choices.

[dingleberry]

This is the surgeon who fixed "Tiger Woods!"

[staciepool]

stacie pool
I have had a failed Posterolateral lumbar dissection spinal fusion. 3 disc section. They removed part of my sacrum due to a birth defect that was never found. I am still in sever back pain. I do have pars defect, degenerative discs disease, rheumatoid arthritis, narrowing of my spinal cord and spondylotysis. Is there anything that can help me?

[mohsinabbas]

Sir my mother age 78 years had lumber spinal stenosis she fell down and then she became paralized then she was operated and spinal fixation was done. But after 30 days of operation she can walk with walker but cant' stand and walk without walker and feet fingers still not moving. Iam worried will she recover after few months with exercise or not pls give me answer .

[mayaperez]

Please, can we consult you (ask a question) outside of the USA? I'm in Australia.

[kabirnegi]

Sir plz ask me a question my question is my sister right hand ring fingure cut with mixci grinder cut nail and some mussel sir I ask my sister fingure recover same as it is

[NicholeMinus]

Hello I suffer from spondylolisthesis with a degenerative disc my vertebrae is not moving it's actually stuck on my nerve I'm in constant pain everyday and I'm afraid of surgery my question to you is is the safest surgery approach for that problem

[toddoetken]

Beware of the University of Iowa Neurosurgery Clinic.

[hidayajuiceexpress]

From Kenya I need spinal surgery L2 L3 what can I do plz

[mardhampavan]

I am 42yrs lady in accident Ll was fractured my left leg become in active and numbness in my buttocks also I went on surgery before 2months now my leg was active till I have numbness in buttocks and also lack of urine and bowel sensation tube was inserted for urine now iam able to walk slowly when will I feel urine bowel sensation answer me