Dissection: A Spine Blog

X-ray of cervical spine with surgical implants and annotations on cervical lordosis and vertebral alignment.

Dissecting the latest in spine health and life at Dr. Katsuura’s Spine Clinic.

I try to share interesting and educational concepts in spine care and focus on the joy of medicine and surgery.

This blog is 100% human produced.

Illustration of a spinal segmental unit showing two vertebrae, an intervertebral disc, pedicle, lamina, facet joint, and vertebral body, with labeled parts.

Yoshihiro Katsuura 9/9/26 Yoshihiro Katsuura 9/9/26

Spine surgeon asks himself: Is it possible to heal the spine without the use of surgery?

As you may know, I am a surgeon and I spend most of my time performing reconstructive and minimally invasive surgical treatments to help heal back problems. But lately I have been asking myself: it is possible to stop the degenerative process in the spine before it gets to the point of requiring surgery?

In this post we learn more about regenerative medicine and hear about a patient success story right out of my clinic in Novato