Author: Dr. Tony Mork, MD

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”single_blog_section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”blog_single” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Interventional Spine Tech: Revolutionary or All Hype? June 16-18, 2022 Recently, I participated on a panel at the 19th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management…

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”single_blog_section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”blog_single” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” admin_label=”Post Title” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] How does the size of the disc protrusion on the MRI correlate to the amount of disc material removed ? To…

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”single_blog_section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”blog_single” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] In my experience, the most aggravating facet pain to deal with is thoracic facet pain that doesn’t respond to manipulative, conservative or injection therapy….

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”single_blog_section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”blog_single” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] What three items does the hospital or ASC administrator want to know ? When you approach the administrator or director of an ASC or hospital to support…

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”single_blog_section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”blog_single” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Is there a finding on the physical exam that might suggest the need for a discogram ? Yes, there is, particularly with the “right” history. …

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”single_blog_section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”blog_single” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” featured_image=”off” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_video src=”https://endoscopicspineacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Wolf-Scope-O-rings-1.mp4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] As a car enthusiast of older cars, I can tell you that a small (and inexpensive) part can cause big…

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”single_blog_section” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”blog_single” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Cervical Facet Syndrome – The Lateral Corner  Cervical facet syndrome is a painful and “invisible” condition that can significantly restrict range of motion.  The problem…

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”single_blog_section” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”blog_single” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] In the Beginning… [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://endoscopicspineacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/medical-5051153_1280.jpeg” alt=”Guy with neck pain” title_text=”medical-5051153_1280″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] In the beginning I thought that the most difficult thing about implementing endoscopic spine surgery was going to be…

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_class=”single_blog_section” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ module_class=”blog_single” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] If not you…then who? [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://endoscopicspineacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/stethoscope-6497490_1280.jpeg” alt=”Guy with neck pain” title_text=”stethoscope-6497490_1280″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] If not me, then who ? If not now, then when ? I’m not…