The Back Story on Spine Care, Dr. Drew Bednar
The Back Story on Spine Care, Dr. Drew Bednar
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The Back Story on Spine Care
A Surgeon's Insights on Relieving Pain and Advocating for the Right Treatment to Get Your Life Back

Author: Dr. Drew Bednar

Narrator: Stephen Caffrey

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/24/2023

Categories: Nonfiction, Medical, Surgery

Synopsis

A practical and occasionally provocative look at the state of spinal surgical care

Just a few decades ago most spine surgery was literally a gamble: maybe you'd get better and maybe you wouldn't. Today we have the knowledge, understanding, and technology to predictably relieve pain and neurological deficits like never before—yet many patients are still getting subpar care.

Foundational knowledge of surgical spine care isn't spreading to the medical community, let alone to patients, whose quality of life hangs in the balance. With The Back Story on Spine Care, orthopedic specialist Dr. Drew Bednar presents case studies that illuminate the common issues plaguing patients—and their treatment—today.

Back problems are among the most common health issues, and with Dr. Bednar's insights, knowledge, and practical tips, medical professionals can provide care that leads to healthier backs and happier lives.

About Dr. Drew Bednar

Drew Bednar, MD, is a founding member of the Canadian Spine Society and the first clinical professor of orthopedics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. His primary clinical care interest is in the evolution and delivery of seamless, effective, uncomplicated, and outcomes-predictable adult surgical spine care. He lives in Ancaster, Ontario.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathleen on September 09, 2023

The Back Story on Spine Care by Dr. Drew Bednar is a non-fiction guide to back problems and their treatment that reads like fiction. He uses case histories to illustrate the causes of back problems, diagnosis and surgical resolution. All does not go well. Back problems have many causes. The physical......more

Goodreads review by Star on January 31, 2025

Thank you, Dr. Bednar You are an angel. I hope to shake your hand one day. I'm a 33 year old female. Hit by a vehicle as a pedestrian at a grocery store in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in April of 2023. Leaving me with nerve compression and damage, herniations and bulging discs in lumbar and thoracic spine,......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on September 08, 2024

This book invoked quite a few moments of "I don't want to read anymore." Simply due to having experienced so many of the same responses and malpractice types/scenarios that happened between patient and doctor. I battled with just skipping to the end to see the tips and tricks to manage or prevent pa......more

Goodreads review by Keri on October 02, 2023

This book is full of a lot of interesting stories and good information about spine care. Dr. Drew Bednar takes time to explain difficult concepts in a way that keeps the reader interested throughout the book. It may be repetitive at times, but this seems to serve the purpose of making hard to unders......more

Goodreads review by Mary on October 29, 2024

Interesting to get a Canadian surgeon's POV, although some things he cautions against are what i've heard recommended. I have to return this to the library, so hope to reread some topics when/if i get to check it out again. Usually, i have good luck in buying 2nd-hand books from Ebay, etc. but for so......more

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