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How did I get started? Part TwoSo what did I do ? “Are fusions really necessary for so many patients with back pain? ” The spine surgeons that I worked with were some of the best in the world, but the longer I worked in that practice, the more I became motivated to...

How did I get started? Part One“I was a sports surgeon for my first 16 years of practice” My first 16 years of orthopedic practice, which began in the early 80’s, was devoted to sports medicine and joint replacement in Long Beach, California. Both of these specialties...

Transition your practice to curing pain instead of managing it.I have lots of friends who are pain management doctors and I hear one common frustration. They are tired of being a “prescription practice”.  This is a two-pronged problem.  One, a “prescription practice”...

Be a Trailblazer in the IndustryWhether you just started your practice or have been around a long time, patients love to see one thing. They want to see that you are doing something NEW.  This creates a sense of forward motion that people are attracted to. Your...

Why not you, why not now?The fact is that endoscopic spine surgery is a movement that is gaining momentum and your patients are going to start demanding it. Why not be ready when they do? This is not some fad. Endoscopy and arthroscopy are the mainstays of treatment...

What is the most common lumbar MRI finding that correlates with an Annular Tear ?In the very early days of MRI use to evaluate the lumbar spine, there were some findings that were thought to strongly correlate with low back pain. One such finding was the High...

Should Pain Management Physicians Perform Endoscopic Spine Surgery?Founder Dr. Tony Mork was recently asked to participate in a 9 surgeon panel to discuss whether pain management physicians should perform endoscopic spine surgery.   Click Here to Read the...

Why Manage Cervical Facet Pain When You Can Cure it?If you’re doing an RFA to treat pain from cervical facet syndrome, aren’t you just managing the pain, since the treatment is always temporary? In this day and age of cost containment and reduction of opioids to treat...

Endoscopic Spine Surgery Will Change How You Look at Spine PainIn 1998, when I began to specialize in endoscopic spine surgery, I had some preconceived and vague ideas about what caused neck and back pain, but not a clear idea. A “clear idea” is being able to listen...

Pain Management and COVID-19 How could the coronavirus benefit a pain practice? Most medical practices get very busy with the day-to-day duties and operations of seeing patients and running the business. However, at this point, there is not much to do when you and all...