Blog | Center for the Functional Restoration of the Spine

16

Jan

Congratulations Dr. Marc Menkowitz on completing the first Viseon 4k XLIF at UCSD

Congratulations Dr. Vinko Zlomislic and Dr. Marc Menkowitz on completing the first Viseon 4k XLIF at UCSD and MAS-TLIF at RWJ Barnabas - Monmouth Medical Center!...

12

Jan

How to Prevent and Treat Kyphosis

Spine specialists Steve Paragioudakis, MD, and Marc Menkowitz, MD, at the Center for the Functional Restoration of the Spine (CFRS), provide expert diagnostic services and top-level orthopaedic care for conditions that affect your spine, including kyphosis.Read what the CFRS tea...

12

Jan

The Link Between Diabetes and Sciatica

At the Center for the Functional Restoration of the Spine (CFRS), board-certified orthopedists Steve Paragioudakis, MD, and Marc Menkowitz, MD, offer outstanding diagnostic services and highly specialized care for conditions that affect your spi...

12

Jan

4 Benefits of Robotic Spine Surgery

Not every spinal condition or disease requires an operation. However, when surgery is your best treatment option, our orthopaedic spine specialists at the Center for the Functional Restoration of the Spine (CFRS) may recommend robotic spine surgery.What i...

12

Jan

Can Scoliosis Be Harmful to My Health?

Scoliosis affects six to nine million people in the United States. It's often diagnosed in children or teens between 10 and 15. However, adults can develop degenerative scoliosis that may impact mobility and overall health.Read what our Center for the F...

12

Jan

Understanding the Different Treatments for Eliminating Your Spinal Tumors

Board-certified orthopedists Steve Paragioudakis, MD, and Marc Menkowitz, MD, at the Center for the Functional Restoration of the Spine (CFRS) offer outstanding diagnostic services and highly specialized care for conditions that affect your...

12

Jan

How Spinal Cord Stimulation Can Eliminate Back Pain

You'll find the most effective and innovative treatments available for painful spinal disorders at the Center for the Functional Restoration of the Spine (CFRS) in Shrewsbury, Toms River, and Edison, New Jersey.The CFRS team, led by orthopaedic spine sp...

12

Jan

Spondylolysis — Is Your Child Athlete at Risk?

Spondylolysis — spondylos meaning vertebra and lysis meaning defect — is a Greek term that refers to a hairline crack (stress fracture) in a thin bone (pars interarticularis) that joins one vertebra to the next in your spinal column.Orthopaedic spine specialists Steve...

12

Jan

Will I Be Able to Move Freely After Kyphoplasty?

Spinal compression fractures are a painful and often debilitating consequence of advanced osteoporosis. Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that restores pain-free movement.Orthopaedic surgeons, Steve Paragioudakis, MD, and Marc Menkowitz, MD, at New Jersey&rs...

12

Jan

When Does Scoliosis Require Medical Treatment?

Adult-onset scoliosis is not as common as the childhood (pediatric) version. It can, however, cause significant issues with mobility and chronic pain due to the underlying cause of the abnormal spinal curvature.The orthopaedic spine specialists at the Center...