Your Back Pain Could Be Sciatica

Memphis Orthopaedic Group What is it? Sciatica is a term used to describe pain which radiates from the lower back into the buttock, down the back of the thigh into the calf. The pain travels along the distribution  of the sciatic nerve which is the largest nerve in the body. The majority of cases of sciatica resolve [...]

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Quality Living with Cancer: The Vital Spine

Semmes-Murphey Neurologic & Spine Institute The National Cancer Institute estimates that there are currently 10.8 million cancer survivors living in the United States, which is an astounding 3.7 percent of the population. Fourteen percent of these long-term survivors were diagnosed over twenty years ago. That’s great news and speaks to better awareness and prevention, [...]

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