AVALA Spine News
Treating Holiday Back Pain
The most important priority to AVALA Spine is treating your back pain. That could mean a surgery, or it could mean another approach. The doctors with AVALA Spine only want to make sure your problem is solved, and sometimes a surgery may or may not be the right choice. If your low back pain or […]
Avoid Back Pains While Wrapping Gifts
I’m not sure about you, but something I have always strived for every Christmas is to do a gift-wrapping job my mother would be envious of. It’s not an easy task because my mom is the craftiest and most talented person I know. But still, every year I try to at least make sure the […]
Make Christmas Shopping As Painless As Possible
The Christmas time crowds aren’t the only thing to avoid in the malls this holiday season. Obviously there is the threat for COVID-19 when you go shopping, but going from shop to shop could put quite a strain on your back. Walking up and down the aisles carrying bags from other stores can strain your […]
Protect Your Back while Decorating for Christmas
The turkey won’t be the heaviest thing you lift as we prepare for Christmas. It is a rare sight to see snow or ice in south Louisiana, but many of the holiday traditions we celebrate could spell disaster for your back. Decorations are fun to look at and set up, but the heavy boxes, and […]
Avoid Holiday Back Pain
Why are the holidays such a pain in the . . . back? It’s the most wonderful time of the year, they say, but holiday back pain can put a real hitch in your ho ho ho. The most common causes of holiday back pain include: Lifting – Lifting heavy presents or moving furniture for […]
Text Neck: The dangers of too much screen time
In a recent Washington Post article, research performed by Dr. Ken Hansraj, MD, Chief of Spine Surgery at New York Spine Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine, shows how your addiction to your phone could be causing a condition known as “text neck”. Your Head Gets Heavy Dr. Hansraj’s study explores the poor posture associated with staring […]
Five Factors that Contribute to Degenerative Disc Disease
As a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, I see all sorts of people, at different stages of their lives, suffering from a wide variety of conditions. One thing my patients from Baton Rouge to Slidell have in common is that they love to get out and live life to the fullest. Sometimes it can be difficult […]
Kevin Hart suffers serious back injuries after Labor Day crash
Kevin Hart reportedly fractured three vertebrae in his back during a serious car crash in California over the Labor Day weekend. Hart was in the passenger seat when his 1970 Plymouth Barracuda when the car drove off a Malibu highway and rolled down an embankment, according to USA Today. Both Hart and the driver […]
High heels during pregnancy spelled disaster for Victoria Beckham’s back
Victoria Beckham has been a fashion icon around the world since she rose to fame as Posh Spice, in the British Pop Group – The Spice Girls, but her fashion choices led to a massive amount of back pain and a slipped disc. It was 2011 when Beckham made headlines for her outfit choice while […]
Back surgery didn’t hold U2’s Bono back
The front man for the wildly famous band U2 completely recovered after suffering a herniated disc and needed emergency back surgery in 2010. Bono was rushed to the emergency room after injuring himself during band practice. He was preparing for the U.S. leg of U2’s 360 degree tour. According to ABC news, a Munich hospital […]