Dissection: A Spine Blog
Dissecting the latest in spine health and life at Dr. Katsuura’s Spine Clinic.
I try to share interesting and educational concepts in spine care and focus on the joy of medicine and surgery.
This blog is 100% human produced.
The Bad Guys: The Evil Cast of Characters Hell Bent on Taking Down your Spine
In this Post and Video, Dr. Yoshihiro Katsuura, a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon practicing in Marin, Mendocino, Novato, San Francisco, Sonoma explains the evil cast of characters that are hell bent on taking down your spine. They include conditions such as stenosis, spondylolisthesis, myelopathy, osteoporosis and radiculopathty. He also describes the amazing treatments that are available to fight back.
Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI): What Your Surgeon Wants You to Know
Dr. Yoshihiro (Yoshi) Katsuura, a board certified orthopaedic spine surgeon serving Marin, Mendocino, Novato, Sonoma, and San Francisco explains epidural steroid injections and how they are used to treat spine pain.
Epidural steroid injections are commonly used, but patietns have many misconceptions about what they can and cannot do. Here I provide a summary on their use from the perspective of a spine surgeon.
The Spine Encyclopedia is Now Available at Clear Lake, Sonoma and Mendocino County Libraries
Dr. Yoshihiro Katsuura MD, a spine surgeon serving Mendocino, Marin, Novato, Sonoma,Clear Lake and San Francisco is excited to announce that the library how has copies of The Spine Encyclopedia available. Now the community will have free access to high quality spine educational material.