Neck & Back Care: Illustrated Guidebook for Seniors - Softcover

Nasca, Richard J.; Hundley, James D.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798995333708

Verlag: Wisdom House Books, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

You have pain in your lower back. Now what do you do? Some answers may be found in this book, which is written in non-medical terms to help you understand your path forward for treatment and healing.

Living with neck or back pain make even simple activities such as getting out of bed, driving, cooking, and walking feel exhausting and uncertain. Neck & Back Care is a senior-friendly book designed to help you understand what is causing your pain and what your real-world options are for relief. Board certified orthopaedic surgeons walk you through the basic anatomy of the spine, common age-related conditions that affect the neck and back, such as spinal stenosis, pinched nerves, and arthritis, and the symptoms that often accompany them.

You'll learn how spine problems are evaluated, what imaging tests can (and can't) show, and how to make sense of medical terms, which make your doctor visits less confusing and more productive. You'll find practical explanations of non-surgical treatments, (physical therapy, medications, and injections) as well as when surgery might be considered and what questions to ask before making any decisions. Take control of the conversation. Understand your body. Choose a plan that fits your life.

Be enlightened! Be empowered! Be healthy!

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Richard J. Nasca, M.D. was born in Elmira, New York. He graduated from Gonzaga College High School, Georgetown College and Georgetown School of Medicine, cum laude.He completed his internship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Following five years of residency in Surgery and Orthopaedics at Duke and Affiliated Hospitals, he served two years at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital as Chief of the Amputee and Hand Services during the Vietnam Conflict.Following his discharge from active duty he was a member of the Orthopaedic faculty of the University of Arkansas Medical Center, the Arkansas Children's Hospital, and the Little Rock Veterans Hospital.In 1980, he was recruited to join the Orthopaedic faculty at the University of Alabama, Birmingham where he founded and directed the Multidisciplinary Spine Center and the Spine Research Laboratory at the Birmingham Veterans Hospital.He practiced Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery in Prince Georges County Maryland from 1991 to 2000. After closing his practice and moving to Wilmington, NC, he was a consultant for Sulzer Spine Tech and TranS1.Dr Nasca is involved in fundraising for Good Shepherd Center, The Center's Lakeside Project, St Mark Catholic School and the Father Tom Price Catholic High School. He is a volunteer orthopaedic physician at the Cape Fear Clinic.Dr Nasca is a certified Master Gardener. He served on the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) Life Long Learning Advisory Board. Currently he is a member of the Dean's Advisory and Advancement Boards for the UNCW College of Health and Human Services.He was president of the American College of Spinal Surgeons and a Founding member and Board of Directors of the North American Spine Society, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, an Emeritus member of the Scoliosis Research Society, Clinical Orthopaedic Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, Southern Orthopaedic Association and Piedmont Orthopedic Society.He has served on the editorial boards of Spine, The International Journal of Spine Surgery and Journal of Orthopaedic Advances. He has authored and coauthored 75 medical articles and book chapters, five children's books and several medical books. He has been a member of the Landfall Writers' Group which has published four books. He recently published Winds of Change, a book about his Sicilian ancestors.He received the Georgetown University School of Medicine Founders Award in 2015 and was the Piedmont Orthopaedic Society Guest of Honor in 2025.Dr. Nasca has been married to his wife Carol T. Smith R.N. for 60 years. They have three children and a granddaughter. He enjoys golf, gardening, swimming and traveling.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wisdom House Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798995333708
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zeichner: Griffin-Fox Libris Studio
• Anzahl der Seiten: 152
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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