My Back Hurts!: A Guide to Understanding What's Wrong and Choosing the Best Treatment

by Richard M Westmark

Overview

Is Back Pain Interfering With Your Quality Of Life?

In this book, Harvard Trained Neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Westmark uses everyday language to teach you:

• "RED-FLAGS" indicating emergency attention is warranted.
• Your condition and treatment options.
• The right questions to ask your doctor.
• How to keep your out-of-pocket expenses down.
• Medical terminology translated into everyday language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781970079920
Publisher:	Opportune Independent Publishing Co.
Publication date:	03/19/2021
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

After completing his neurosurgery training at the Harvard teaching hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Westmark trained in advanced spine surgery techniques at the world-famous Barrow Neurologic Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. He has also worked with pioneers in spinal cord injury and regeneration research at the University of California San Francisco and the University of Florida. Dr. Westmark is board certified, a Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and a member of the AANS/CNS (Congress of Neurosurgeons) Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Dr. Westmark has been treating patients with back pain for over 35 years and has performed over 5,000 spinal surgeries. He has written numerous publications including several chapters in key medical textbooks on the diagnosis and treatment of spinal disorders. Having such vast practical experience has prompted him to help those suffering by writing My Back Hurts: A Guide to Understanding What's Wrong and Choosing the Best Treatment. This fact-filled guide has been written specifically for the person suffering from back pain with no prior medical training!

Editorial Reviews

"If you, or someone you know, has ever suffered from back pain, then this book is a must-read. This handbook will guide you through your journey with pain and hopefully allow you to emerge from it at the end being pain-free."

-E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, FAANS

Harvey W. Cushing Professor of Neurosurgery,

Harvard Medical School

Neurosurgeon-in-Chief and Chairman,

Department of Neurosurgery

"This is a wonderfully written handbook that is easy to read and understand. Dr. Westmark is an honest and caring physician who gives patients a straightforward way to work through the difficulties of treating back pain. I highly recommend that every patient with back pain read this great resource."

-Rex A.W. Marco, M.D.

Emeritus Staff

Reconstructive Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Oncology

Department of Orthopeadic Surgery

Houston Methodist Hospital

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