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The veins and arteries are your body’s highways that allow blood to flow efficiently from your heart to every other region of the body and back again. You can experience trouble if your blood is...

If you're going to have surgery in Menomonie, taking these simple steps will help ensure a safe surgery and quick recovery: If you smoke, quit. Or at least cut down before surgery. People who don...

Our surgeons perform a wide range of specialized procedures and are involved in the diagnosis and management of diseases which affect the organ systems below. Many of these procedures can be performed...

Most back pain — even severe back pain — goes away on its own in four to six weeks with self-care, such as rest, heat or ice, over-the-counter pain medication and exercise. Surgery helps s...

The right neurosurgery care, the first time. Our Spine & Neurological Surgery team in Menomonie offers comprehensive care for people with a wide range of conditions affecting their spine and nervo...

You may think of neurosurgeons as brain surgeons. While it is true that brain surgery is part of what we do, the majority of the surgeries we perform are on the spine. Neurosurgeons in Menomonie, Wisc...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spaces within your spine, which can put pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the lower back and neck. Some ...

Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. While scoliosis can be caused by conditions, such as cerebral palsy and muscular dys...

Syringomyelia is the development of a fluid-filled cyst (syrinx) within your spinal cord. Over time, the cyst may enlarge, damaging your spinal cord and causing pain, weakness and stiffness, among ot...

Chiari malformation is a condition in which brain tissue extends into your spinal canal. It occurs when part of your skull is abnormally small or misshapen, pressing on your brain and forcing it down...