Posts by Dr. Simon Morr, MD

Treatment Our team is comprised of dual-trained neurosurgical and orthopedic approaches to achieve the maximum results most safely and in the least invasive way possible. About the treatment Conditions with a misaligned or inappropriately curved spine require an attentive approach individualized for each patient. The first step is to council on non-surgical options and the…

Treatment Myelopathy is a clinical presentation of diseases affecting the spinal cord. About the treatment Myelopathy is a clinical presentation of diseases affecting the spinal cord. This is to be distinguished from radiculopathy, which are diseases affecting the nerve roots.  In presentation, spinal cord issues are often more subtle but are often urgent, and if…

Treatment Disc Herniation – Bone Spurs – Arthritis – Stenosis About the treatment Nerve compression can occur due to a variety of conditions including disc herniation, bone spurs, arthritis, and stenosis.  Disc Herniations  Disc herniations occur when the contents of the intervertebral disc either leaks out or bulges from its normal position, and puts pressure…

Treatment In cases where the diagnosis is unclear, or the source of pain and dysfunction has not been identified, we take a multidisciplinary and detailed approach to assess a variety of causes. About the treatment Occasionally patients come to us feeling that they haven’t been given insufficient time or attention to their very unique and…