Back Pain? 7 questions to ask before surgery
Dr. Goldstein was recently featured on MSN Health and Fitness, answering the key questions you should ask before considering spine surgery.
If you have chronic back trouble, choosing surgery can be fraught with
tension. If your doctor is recommending a surgical treatment for pain,
here are 7 important questions to ask before you go under the knife. Do you
know the specific cause of my pain? What you need to know: If your doctor
cannot identify the cause of your back pain, then how can you expect him or
her to know what kind of operation to perform? Jeffrey Goldstein, MD,
director of Spine Service at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, advises
patients to make sure that their doctor has found a well-defined source of
pain that shows up on an MRI or some other test.
- Jeffrey A. Goldstein, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
At Seaport we believe in meeting patients' individual needs through comprehensive evaluation and treatment, designed to help achieve an active, pain-free lifestyle. Seaport physicians take the time to know you and work with you from your initial symptoms or injury, through every aspect of your recovery. Our goal at Seaport is to enable our patients to get back to a full active lifestyle as quickly and safely possible. We are New York's Orthopedic Surgery Center.
Our group is comprised of various physicians whose specialties include orthopaedic surgery, treatment of the hand, elbow, shoulder, knee, spine, hip, foot and ankle, physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain management.