What to Try Before Agreeing to Spine Surgery
A practical overview of nonsurgical care that may be reasonable before elective spine surgery—and the warning signs that can change the timeline.
Patient video library
Spine Videos: Straight Answers for Real Patient Questions
Use these short videos to recognize a symptom pattern, understand why two treatments are different, and ask better questions before a major spine decision.
A video can explain the framework. It cannot diagnose you or decide whether an operation is right for you without your history, examination, and imaging.
Fusion, Disc Replacement, or Decompression: How Surgeons Decide
Dr. Marc Greenberg explains the anatomy questions that help distinguish decompression, disc replacement, and spinal fusion.
Read the key takeawaysSurgery decisions
How a surgeon separates decompression, motion preservation, fusion, and the decision not to operate.
When Spine Surgery Is the Wrong Choice
A spine surgeon explains the questions that should be answered before an operation—and why a responsible recommendation can be “not yet” or “no.”
What Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Actually Means
A plain-language look at minimally invasive lumbar decompression: the goal, the smaller-access approach, and why anatomy still decides the technique.
Symptoms and spine safety
Patterns and situations where recognizing the signal—and the urgency—matters.
Three Choices That Can Cause Serious Spine Injuries
A practical spine-safety video about motorcycles, ladders, and head-first diving—three settings where one mistake can have permanent consequences.
Clumsy Hands or Balance Problems: Could It Be Your Neck?
Hand clumsiness and balance changes can be early signs of cervical myelopathy. Learn the pattern that deserves timely evaluation.
Nonsurgical treatment
Plain-language context for therapy, injections, manual care, PRP, and other common options.
Should You See a Chiropractor for Back or Neck Pain?
A spine surgeon explains where chiropractic care may fit and which warning signs call for medical evaluation first.
Back Pain Treatments: RFA, Chiropractic Care, and PRP
A quick comparison of radiofrequency ablation, chiropractic care, and PRP—and why the diagnosis matters more than a treatment tier list.
Physical Therapy or a Nerve Root Injection for Low Back Pain?
Physical therapy and selective nerve-root injections serve different purposes. Learn what each may contribute to a back or leg pain plan.
Is Cracking Your Back Safe—and Does It Realign Anything?
Why backs pop, why that sound is not proof of realignment, and when repeated or painful cracking deserves a closer look.
PRP for Back Pain: Questions to Ask Before You Pay
Before paying for PRP for a spine problem, ask what structure is being treated, what evidence applies, what it costs, and how success will be measured.
Meet the practice
Why Dr. Greenberg teaches online and how to use these resources responsibly.
Meet Marc Greenberg, MD: Spine Education Beyond the Clinic
Meet Dr. Marc Greenberg and learn why he shares practical spine education online for patients before and after a clinic visit.
A video raised the right question. Now make it personal.
Bring your symptoms and imaging to a real evaluation. The goal is a clear explanation of what fits, what does not, and whether surgery belongs in the plan at all.