Back Pain Talk With Dr. Tony Mork, MD

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Back Pain Talk With Dr. Tony Mork, MD

Dr. Tony Mork will discuss all topics surrounding the spine and spine surgery. Each week features a brand new topic and could be anywhere from discussing a specific disease, treatment, or the danger of conventional treatments.Dr. Mork is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who saw flaws in the way spine surgery was performed due to unnecessary procedures, such as spinal fusions, being performed and ruining the lives of people who didn't need the procedure in the first place.Since then he's ran and endoscopic spine surgery practice and performed over 8,000 surgeries on the spine, in turn relieving many from debilitating spine conditions.

  1. 28/04/2023

    Annular Tear Surgery with Laser

    In this insightful episode of the Back Pain Talk podcast, host Dr. Tony Mork, MD a renowned endoscopic spinal surgeon, discusses the challenges and solutions related to annular tear surgery. He shares a real-life case study of a patient who suffered from chronic low back pain after a motor vehicle accident and was unable to find relief through conventional treatment methods like physical therapy and chiropractic care.Dr. Mork delves into the diagnostic process, explaining the use of MRI scans...

    4 min

  2. 26/04/2023

    Annular Tear Surgery and Toxic Annular Tears

    An episode about annular tear surgery and treatment options as well as a comprehensive guide on annular tears themselves.The episode begins by explaining that an annular tear is a condition where the ligament featuring a strong ring of cartilaginous fibers that connects your vertebrae to your discs is torn. The outer annulus fibrosus ring is chock-full of nerves, which means a tear is going to result in substantial pain if these nerves are damaged.Annular tears typically develop over time in ...

    49 min

  3. 02/04/2023

    Bulging Disc Symptoms and Herniation Treatment

    Welcome to the Bulging Disc Symptoms and Disc Herniation Treatment episode, where we discuss chronic neck and back pain and its resolution. Our host is Dr. Tony Mork, an endoscopic spine specialist and certified North big surgeon with over 13 years of experience in the field. Today's episode is all about bulging discs and their different protrusions and bulges, so that when you read your MRI report, you have a better understanding of what's going on.Dr. Mork explains that a bulging disc is a ...

    5 min

  4. 01/04/2023

    Adjacent Disc Disease After Lumbar Fusion

    Welcome to this informative podcast episode with Dr. Tony Mork, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. Today, Dr. Mork will discuss adjacent segment disease (ASD) following spinal fusion surgery. He will share the story of a patient who underwent a successful fusion 10 years ago but has recently experienced increasing back, buttock, and leg pain, which has significantly impacted his active lifestyle and forced him to give up racquetball.Dr. Mork will walk listeners through the patient's MRI sc...

    8 min

  5. 01/04/2023

    TENS Unit For Chronic Low Back Pain

    Welcome to this podcast episode featuring Dr. Tony Mork, an esteemed endoscopic spinal surgeon, speaker, and inventor. In this episode, Dr. Mork will discuss an intriguing article presented at the American Academy of Surgeons meeting in New Orleans. The article sheds light on the treatment of chronic low back pain in individuals aged 65 and older, a significant issue that affects 1.5 million people in the United States. Among this age group, chronic low back pain is considered the second most...

    5 min

  6. 16/03/2023

    Spinal Fusion Vs. Decompression

    Introduction: Hi, I'm Dr. Tony Mork, an author, speaker, inventor, and board-certified surgeon. As an endoscopic spine specialist, I've dedicated my practice over the past 13 years exclusively to the treatment of painful neck and back conditions without the use of fusion. In this podcast, I will discuss endoscopic laser spine surgery, its differences from other types of spinal surgery, and how it can help those suffering from chronic pain.The Problem: Chronic neck or back pain can be debilita...

    7 min

  7. 13/02/2023

    Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis

    Hi, I'm Dr. Tony Mork, an endoscopic spine specialist. Today, I'd like to talk a little bit about lumbar foraminal stenosis. Whether it's in the cervical spine or the lumbar spine, the foraminal canals can become stenosed, or narrowed. The problem is essentially the same: if there is anything inside the foraminal canal, other than the nerve that's supposed to pass through it, the nerve becomes obstructed. This could be a deposit of bone, soft tissue, or a disc. These deposits compete for spac...

    6 min

  8. 10/02/2023

    An Introduction to Spondylosis

    Hi, I'm Dr. Tony Mork, an endoscopic spine specialist and orthopedic surgeon. Today, I'd like to talk about a term that's commonly discussed and that you may see in your radiology reports. It's a term I don't like very much because it doesn't have much meaning and is not very specific. That term is "spondylosis."Spondylosis refers to general osteoarthritic changes of the spine, whether it be cervical, thoracic, or lumbar, but it doesn't really have anything to do with where you hurt, wh...

    6 min
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Dr. Tony Mork will discuss all topics surrounding the spine and spine surgery. Each week features a brand new topic and could be anywhere from discussing a specific disease, treatment, or the danger of conventional treatments.Dr. Mork is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who saw flaws in the way spine surgery was performed due to unnecessary procedures, such as spinal fusions, being performed and ruining the lives of people who didn't need the procedure in the first place.Since then he's ran and endoscopic spine surgery practice and performed over 8,000 surgeries on the spine, in turn relieving many from debilitating spine conditions.

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