A Patient Story – Brian Raines
Posted on July 22, 2021Brian Raines fell from a 6′ ladder and his right hip took the fall. Thanks to Dr. Lawrence Maccree, he is pain free after sacroiliac joint fusion surgery.
Read moreA Patient Story – Sharon Norman
Posted on December 11, 2019Malfunction Junction Neck was a wreck until surgeon put her on track Sharon Norman could get no rest at the junction. In short, the 62-year-old Rockford woman’s neck was a train wreck. It had jumped the track at the C6-7 vertebrae, pulling the C7-T1 vertebrae along to form a kind of “malfunction junction.” In that […]
Read moreBilly Lewis
Posted on July 6, 2018The business of building materials was tearing Billy Lewis down. “When I was 20, it was nothing for me and another guy to get into a truck and carry 300 or 400 or even 500 pieces of dry wall every week,” said Lewis, now 40 years old and an outside sales specialist for a […]
Read moreLocal Neurosurgeon Offers Advice On Sports-related Head Injuries
Posted on May 11, 2016Every year, more than 350,000 Americans are treated in emergency rooms for sports-related head injuries. Cycling accounts for most of the injuries, followed by football, basketball, and baseball and softball. READ MORE.
Read moreOh, My Aching Back! MMC Neurosurgeon Discusses Common Back Surgeries
Posted on May 11, 2016Most people will have back pain at some point in their lives. The vast majority of them will feel better in four to six weeks with little or no treatment. Only a small percentage of patients need surgery. READ MORE.
Read moreMinimally Invasive Surgery Helps Patients Recover Faster, Maintain Function after Ruptured Disc
Posted on May 11, 2016Do you suffer from serious neck or radiating arm pain? Every move you make hurts… a lot. Every day. Every minute. A common cause can be a herniated or ruptured disc in the neck. Minimally invasive neurosurgery at Methodist Medical Center can help many of the patients who have a ruptured disc in their neck. […]
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