When Back Pain Is Not a Spine Problem By Natalia SkizhaNeurosurgeonMedical Author at Briefor Health Not all back pain originates in the spine Back pain is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical care worldwide. Understandably, many patients assume that pain in the back must originate from the spine itself. In clinical practice,…
MRI and Back Pain: What Imaging Really Shows — and What It Doesn’t By Natalia SkizhaNeurosurgeonMedical Author at Briefor Health MRI has changed spine diagnostics — but it has also created new misconceptions Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools in modern medicine. In patients with back pain, it is…
Herniated Disc: When Surgery Is Necessary — and When It Is Not By Natalia SkizhaNeurosurgeonMedical Author at Briefor Health Herniated disc is common — surgery is not A herniated disc is one of the most common causes of back and neck pain worldwide. For many patients, the diagnosis immediately raises fear of surgery. In reality,…