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.

Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI): What Your Surgeon Wants You to Know
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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.

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Give Ground Grudgingly: A Story of Fortitude in the Face of Revision Decompression Surgery of the Spine (AKA Redo Surgery)
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Give Ground Grudgingly: A Story of Fortitude in the Face of Revision Decompression Surgery of the Spine (AKA Redo Surgery)

Mr. Duncan recounts his experience with spine surgery and maintaining athleticism into his 8th decade.

“My theory on athletics is: Don’t ever stop. Don’t get lazy, don’t eat junk, don’t ever quit, at anything. Age, of course, is inevitable, and its advance is relentless, but to use a military analogy: Give Ground Grudgingly!”

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