Thanksgiving is looking a little different in 2020, but our usual traditions still stand; we’ll be cooking, watching football, online shopping, and most definitely eating. Be sure to arm yourself with these 4 tips to avoid back pain this Thanksgiving. Cooking – Take Breaks When you’re busy running around the kitchen and standing for extended…
With Thanksgiving only a few days away, many people will be spending more time in the kitchen baking and cooking for their family. While it’s a wonderful time to be sharing meals and treats with those you love, they wouldn’t want you to jeopardize your health and well-being just for a tasty dish. These 7…
November has flown by, leaving many of us with unattended piles of leaves in our yard, among many other pre-winter chores. Before you head off for the weekend and rake all those leaves piling up in your yard – consider this your friendly reminder not to forget about back health! Raking can be deceptively hard…
As an interdisciplinary spine-specialized practice, we are fortunate to be able to offer our patients in-house nonsurgical care to often begin their treatment. One of the most effective nonsurgical methods is spine-specialized physical therapy. As the only spine-specialized physical therapy practice in the metro-Dc area, we not only serve our own patients but also care…
March 26 is Epilepsy Awareness Day, and about 3.5 million people in the United States suffer from epilepsy. It is often very scary to see a family member or friend lose consciousness. Scarier still is if our loved one starts shaking all over and struggling to breathe. Even when these abnormal movements improve, it may…
2020 has been full of curveballs in terms of public health and political stress. On International Stress Awareness Day, I wanted to highlight the importance of taking care of your health during stressful times in your life. 4 Essential Tips for De-Stressing Your Life: Eat the Rainbow Having a balanced diet that is catered to…
Can you believe it’s almost Halloween? The past few months have flown by, and we are already heading quickly into the middle of fall. While this year’s festivities may look a little different due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it doesn’t mean you can’t still decorate the house with pumpkins and spiders galore. If you suffer…
Courtesy of ABC7: Virginia Spine Institute spine surgeon, Dr. Christopher Good becomes the first in the Virginia and Washington, D.C. area to use augmented reality (AR) technology for surgery. On Thursday, October 8, 2020, Dr. Good used the groundbreaking technology to perform a lumbar fusion surgery. This milestone paves the way for other surgeons around…
Dr. Christopher Good was among the first in the world to pioneer the use of augmented reality in spine surgery and most recently he performed the first of these surgeries in the Washington, DC – Virginia region. This new technology allows surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures which means less time recovering and less pain…
BREAKING NEWS – RESTON, VA – October 14, 2020 – VSI’s Dr. Jazini makes history as the first spine surgeon to perform a minimally invasive spine surgery utilizing augmented reality (AR) in the Virginia-DC Metro area, and first in the world. The 2 centimeter incision using AR minimizes the fear of a long and painful…
