Back pain is a very common health issue and refers to pain felt within areas of the back. Symptoms can range from dull, aching pain to sharp pain.

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Spine Center

The professionals from the Spine Center at Tufts Medical Center evaluate, diagnose, and treat various neck, back, and spine conditions. Our goal is to minimize pain and restore your quality of life.
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Back pain at work

Learn from a physical therapist at Tufts MC how to relieve back pain at work.
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Tips to relieve back pain at home

We asked Director of the Tufts Medical Center Pain Management Center and back pain expert in the Spine Center in Boston, Wilfred Hynes, MD to provide information on ways to relieve less-severe back pain at home.
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Wilfred L. Hynes, MD

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Title(s): Director, Pain Clinic; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Appt. Phone: 617-636-6208
Fax #: 617-636-9993

Anesthesiology, pain management

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James Kryzanski, MD

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Title(s): Chief, Division of Epilepsy Surgery; Co-Chief, Division of Spine Surgery; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8585
Fax #: 617-636-7587

Epilepsy neurosurgery, skull base surgery, pituitary surgery, neurovascular surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, neurosurgical disorders in patients with achondroplasia, neurosurgical disorders in patients with Down syndrome

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Ron I. Riesenburger, MD

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Title(s): Director, Spine Center; Co-Chief, Division of Spinal Surgery; Neurosurgeon; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Neurosurgery
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8484
Fax #: 617-636-7587

Minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformity and scoliosis, complex and reconstructive spine surgery, pinched nerves, sciatica, spinal stenosis, disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, spinal tumors, radiculopathy, and myelopathy

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Research + Clinical Trials

Mepivacaine versus bupivacaine for neurosurgical procedures

Researchers at Tufts Medical Center are conducting a study on the benefits of mepivacaine in neuraxial anesthesia for certain neurosurgical procedures. The purpose of this study is to see if mepivacaine, a local anesthetic, can shorten your time in the recovery room/hospital; decrease the amount of time before you can walk after surgery; allow you to urinate sooner after surgery; and reduce any nausea and vomiting that you might experience after anesthesia and surgery.
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