According to AAA 86% of Americans are planning to take a final road trip this Labor Day weekend. Unfortunately, low back pain can sometimes result after long hours spent driving.
Follow these three tips to avoid low back pain while driving:
Nebraska Spine Hospital’s very own Dr. Eric Phillips has issued the Ice Bucket Challenge to his partners to raise awareness and funds for ALS. Dr. Phillips is committed to raising awareness and funds to defeat ALS because he wants to honor the memory his brother who died of the disease.Â
Protect your child’s spine by loading their backpack correctly and making sure they wear it right. Backpacks that are too heavy or worn incorrectly can result in an aching back and shoulders, tingling arms, weakened muscles, and stooped posture.
Help protect your child’s spine by following these tips and packing their backpack right.
Minimally invasive spine surgery was first performed in the 1980s, but has recently seen rapid advances in technology that have enabled spine surgeons to expand patient selection and treat an increasing number of spinal disorders, such as degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, fractures, tumors, infections, instability, and deformity.
The College World Series means a lot of things like Zesto’s, tailgating, home runs, and back pain from hours spent sitting in the bleachers. The awkward position of stadium seating with no back support and the knees above the hips can lead to a case of painful Bleacher Back.
The final surgeon in our video series is Dr. H. Randal Woodward. Dr. Woodward is the Chairman of the Nebraska Spine Hospital Board and a board certified and fellowship train orthopaedic spine surgeon.
Nebraska Spine Hospital is proud to announce the nomination of Robin Carlson, RN, Quality and Compliance Officer for the Nursing Achievement Award from the Alegent Creighton Health Center for Nursing. The award recognizes one nurse in the Alegent Creighton Health system that has made an outstanding contribution to the nursing profession.
Robin has had a positive impact on the practice of nursing over the course of her extensive career in bedside care,
Nebraska Spine Hospital is proud to be recognized for a sustained commitment to reducing Healthcare Associated Infections by three healthcare quality organizations in Nebraska. The recognizing organizations are the Nebraska Association of Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention, the Quality Improvement Organization CMS, and CIMRO of Nebraska.
For the past three years NSH has voluntarily participated in this publicly reported program under the leadership of Jamie Eickman,
The next video in our series features Dr. Jonathan Fuller, a board certified and fellowship trained orthopaedic spine surgeon who sees clinic in Omaha, Grand Island and Lexington.
Dr. Fuller is a US Air Force veteran who focuses on the full continuum of conservative spine care.
Happy Administrative Professionals Day! In honor of all of the desk dwellers out there we would like to share a few tips on how to prevent back pain while sitting at a desk for hours at a time.