Meet Pain Interventionalist Dr. Santos
Dr. Santos explains his personalized approach to diagnosing and treating back pain. Dr. Jose Santos had his first brush with his medicine calling as a child. Severe asthma attacks...
Are Injections Painful? [Video]
Ask the Expert: Injections Video Series About the video: Will the injection be painful? Patients often wonder whether or not an injection will be painful. Summit Orthopedics expert Catherine...
Ask Dr. Choi: Why Do Legs Give Out Without Warning?
Learn about whether you need medical evaluation if your legs give out. It is alarming to suddenly have your legs give out as you take a step. However, you...
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Ask Dr. Choi: How Is a Bruised Back Evaluated?
Dr. Choi identifies bruised spine symptoms that require medical evaluation. The occasional bruise on an arm or leg is usually not a reason for alarm. However, trauma that causes...
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How Long Do Spine Injections Take to Work? [Video]
Ask the Expert: Spine Injections Video Series How Long Does It Take for an Spine Injection to Start Working? In this episode of our Ask the Expert: Injections video...
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Superior Surgical Safety Recognized by Joint Commission Award
Summit’s spine fusion certification is the gold standard in surgical safety. Summit Orthopedics’ Eagan Surgery Center is the first surgery center in the country to be recognized with spine...
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Bed Rest for Neck and Back Pain [Video]
Ask the Expert: Spine Video Series About the video: Is bed rest a good treatment for neck and back pain? Summit Orthopedics spine specialists Nicholas Wills, M.D., and Erik Ekstrom,...
Introducing Erik Ekstrom, M.D. [Video]
Meet the Expert: Doctor Bio Video Series Introducing Erik Ekstrom, M.D., a nonoperative spine specialist at Summit Orthopedics. His specialties include physical medicine & rehabilitation, minimally invasive spine therapies, and sports-related...
Introducing Nicholas Wills, M.D. [Video]
Dr. Wills is a spine surgeon whose specialties include neck, back, cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal disorders, and minimally invasive surgery.