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What Is A Pinched Nerve? - Dr. Wang (VIDEO)

June 18, 2009 - 4:45pm 204 reads 0 comments

Dr. Wang explains a pinched nerve.

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Dr. Wang:
A pinched nerve means that you have a nerve, whether it’s in the spine or exiting the spine, that has compression on it. So there’s some pressure on that nerve.

About Dr. Wang, M.D.:
Dr. Jeffrey Wang, M.D., is the Chief of Spine Surgery and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurology at the UCLA School of Medicine. He specializes in all spine disorders in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar area. His research interests include gene therapy for the treatment of spinal disorders, minimally invasive surgery for spinal disorders, bone growth biological proteins, and biomedical engineering of non-invasive spine surgery using high intensity focused ultrasonic waves.

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