Don’t stick your neck out! At least, not for too long or too far, advises Kaliq Chang, MD, an interventional pain management specialist with Atlantic Spine Center, who says, “poor posture is a leading…
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August 19th, 2022
Dr. Kaliq Chang with Atlantic Spine Center Offers Neck Pain Prevention Tips
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August 11th, 2022
Dr. Kaliq Chang Says Too Much Sitting & Bad Posture Hurts the Spine
Still working from home? Well, don’t just sit there. Get up and move. That’s the advice from interventional pain management specialist Kaliq Chang, MD, with Atlantic Spine Center, who says long hours…
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July 15th, 2022
Understanding Minimally Invasive, or MIS, Spinal Fusion
Minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery, also called MIS fusion, offers
great results without a big and long surgical procedure and benefits
people with chronic back pain to quickly get back to their…
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June 29th, 2022
Small But Mighty. A Tear in a Spinal Disc Can Have Major Impact
The average spinal disc in the back or neck may measure only about an inch in diameter and a quarter-inch thick. But if it tears, that disc can have an impact far beyond its size, causing a patient…
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June 21st, 2022
ESI: It’s How Some Patients Spell Back and Neck Pain Relief
Epidural corticosteroid shots (ESIs) can relieve excruciating long-term neck and back pain, help patients become functional again, improve quality of life, and in a lot of cases, they can reduce or…
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May 26th, 2022
When Pain Persists After Spine Surgery
The International Association for the Study of Pain defines failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) as lumbar spinal pain that “persists despite surgical intervention” or develops after surgery. But…