A typical workday for many women today often involves big stress to her back and neck. So, how can women survive the work week without incurring spine pain that dampens the weekend? In many cases, simple changes can bring significant relief in reducing back and neck pain complaints. Here are a few tips to make the "typical workday" easier on your back. PURSES Breathe easy – purses don't need to be eliminated, just downsized a bit. By examining cl…

Dr. Terrence Crowder discusses many areas of spine surgery, including the use of a robot at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. Aired on June 8, 2012.

This story was featured on CBS 5 Morning News on May 7, 2012. The video features Terrance Crowder, MD and the Mazor robot used at Mercy Gilbert Hospital.

This is the story of Dr. Chang's "back breaking" innovative surgery at St. Josephs Hospital. We can't wait to show you how well Jackie is doing in a few weeks on 12 News.

Full article: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2012/04/16/20120416business-backbone.html Shortly after opening the Sonoran Spine in 1998, Dr. Dennis Crandall discovered that performing the duties of a spine surgeon was somewhat easier than being a business owner. Years of medical school and countless hours in the operating room spent on one of the most intricate and risky parts of the human body did little to educate the…

When I was training as an orthopedic surgery resident, I took care of a young teenage girl who was born with misshaped vertebra. As she grew, her spine began to curve (congenital scoliosis). She was cute, chatty, smart, curious, and she had a severe spinal deformity. Orthopedic knowledge at the time taught that correcting a congenitally curved spine like this girl had should never be done. The appropriate surgery was to fuse the deformity in its …

Browse the following links featuring Medical Director Dennis Crandall, MD: 8 Pillars of Success at Sonoran Spine 10 Spine Surgeon Practice Leaders to Know 10 Spine Surgeons for Professional Basketball Teams 92 Team Physicians for Professional Basketball

Browse through the following topics to view Dr. Crandall's responses for Becker's Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management's Ask Spine Surgeons. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care. Which Spine Procedures Are Difficult to Receive Reimbursement For? 7 Spine Surgeons on Using Robotic Technology Spine Surgeons: Is An ACO in Your Fut…

In our current cost conscious healthcare environment, some people are still looking for ways to preserve high quality while controlling costs. One such effort is going on in Phoenix at the new Oasis Hospital, on 40th Street and the 202. Oasis Hospital is a spine and orthopedic only hospital, owned and run jointly by Dignity Healthcare and a group of the elite orthopedic and neurosurgeons in the Phoenix Valley. It is new, beautifully appointed, an…

Spine practices can follow one of several different business models with a focus on either surgical cases, non-surgical cases or a mix of both. When founding his group, Sonoran Spine, Dennis Crandall, MD, chose a model that emphasized treating all different types of patients. "We have chosen a model on purpose that embraces all spine disease in adults and children — operative and non-operative," says Dr. Crandall, who now serves as the practice p…