What Treatment Options Are There For Sciatica Pain

Woman holds lower back from sciatica pain

Sciatic nerve pain can be a nuisance, impacting the daily lives of 40% of the population, but you don’t need to put up with the pain. Keep reading to learn more about sciatica and the treatment options that a sciatica specialist can provide. What is Sciatica? Sciatica is the name given to the painful condition…[read more]

The 4 Most Missed Diagnoses in the Spine

As a spine surgeon in an academic institution, I see a lot of the challenges that people face in trying to manage their back, neck, sciatica, pinch nerve, imbalance or other neurologic problems that may be referable to their spinal system.  Frequently, I get patients to see me because nobody else has been able to…[read more]

The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson

Doctor and Patient

Dr. Arthur Jenkins discusses Bertolotti Syndrome as well as his extensive experience on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Jenkins and Dr. Johnson have an in-depth conversation about low back pain, past patient stories, and much more. Click here to listen to the podcast.

Coping with COVID: An Alternative to the Tie for Physicians

a doctor examining a patient

I am debuting a new post-COVID fashion statement: The necktie has been around since the 17th Century, when the cravatte was introduced as part of French military uniform, and has been changed, updated, and modified several times since then to the necktie as we know it today. One big problem with the necktie, at least…[read more]