Last month, Dr. Richard Anderson from the Pediatric Neurosurgery Center instructed at an advanced pediatric spine meeting, AOSpine, combining neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons.  In his lecture he said, "Children are not just miniature adults.  While much of the surgical treatments given to...

According to the Boston Globe early this month, football superstar Peyton Manning just had surgery in Chicago for a pinched nerve in his neck.  While the details of his condition were not released, surgeons at our Spine Center say they routinely see patients for this kind of problem and...

When a patient asks,"Why does my back hurt?" the answer can take a bit of detective work.  Dr. Christopher Winfree from the Pain Center says that the exact cause is often elusive but there are six anatomical structures in the spine that are the most common sources of chronic low back pain.  He...