Dr. Bedder is a Canadian born and trained physician, now a naturalized US citizen. He is an ABA boarded anesthesiologist with added qualifications in pain medicine and certification in addiction medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). Dr. Bedder is the former head of the Pain Management Center at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) where he established a Anesthesia Pain Fellowship training program. He also helped to establish the hands-on workshops for implantable therapies, which are now the industry standard. Dr. Bedder continues to present extensively on pain management and addiction medicine topics world-wide. He has published over 30 original journal articles, reviews and textbook chapters. According to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, low back pain is the second most common neurological ailment in the United States.
An increasing number of Americans have back surgery every year in hopes for the ultimate solution, but failed back surgery syndrome, FBSS, is occuring at an alarming rate.
Dr. Marshall Bedder, MD explains how to protect yourself from developing back problems later in life, why FBSS is so common, and how to treat this disabling syndrome.
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When Back Surgery Fails
Guest
: Dr. Marshall Bedder, MD
From the Show: Staying Well
Summary: About 800,000 people have back surgery annually. So, why are some patients worse off after surgery?
Air Date: 1/14/13
Duration: 10
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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