David Chang

Even the smallest of surgeries can leave you feeling anxious, and the prospect of feeling stress is only amplified if your surgery is on a crucial area of your body, like your heart, brain or spine. While we don’t handle… Read More »How To Calm Anxiety Before Brain Or Spine Surgery

Neck and back pain are oftentimes caused by improperly firing nerves or from nerves that are regularly transmitting pain signals due to being compressed or damaged. Sometimes a surgeon can address the issue by freeing the compressed nerve with a… Read More »Radiofrequency Ablation For Neck Or Back Pain

October is typically the month when most of the leaves drop off the trees in Minnesota, and while a lot of the state is currently covered in an early snow, odds are the weather will soon warm and we’ll be… Read More »How To Prevent Spine Pain When Raking Leaves

The sciatica nerve is the longest nerve in your body, so there are a number of different ways in which it can become compressed or damaged. Anyone whose ever dealt with sciatic nerve impingement or sciatica knows just how annoying… Read More »The 4 Most Common Causes Of Sciatic Nerve Pain

Arthritis is one of the most common medical conditions that affects individuals over the age of 50, and while you’ve probably heard about the condition affecting the knee or hip, those aren’t the only joints prone to the arthritis. Your… Read More »How To Treat Arthritis Of The Spine

Your spinal discs play a crucial role in helping to facilitate movement in your spine, but because of all the stress they handle on a daily basis, they can slowly start to erode. Some of this degeneration is natural, and… Read More »5 Tips For Protecting Your Aging Spinal Discs

If you need to undergo spine or brain surgery, you want to trust your care to the best in the business. But what makes a good neurosurgeon, and what factors should you be looking for when choosing who should perform… Read More »What Makes A Great Neurosurgeon?

A tethered spinal cord is a catch-all term for spinal conditions that restrict the cord’s movement at its base. If your spinal cord can’t move freely in the spinal canal, it can become damaged by its restriction. A tethered spinal… Read More »The Causes and Treatment Options For A Tethered Spinal Cord

A discectomy is a surgical procedure that helps alleviate issues caused by damaged spinal discs. Whether you’re dealing with radiating pain or nerve impingement caused by a shifted spinal disc, a discectomy may be the perfect operation for you if… Read More »What Is A Discectomy?

Ulnar neuropathy, sometimes referred to as ulnar nerve palsy or cubital tunnel syndrome, is a condition in which pressure or damage to the ulnar nerve causes symptoms and dysfunction in your hands and fingers. Symptoms can come and go as… Read More »How To Treat Ulnar Neuropathy