Center for Brain & Spine

The Center for Brain & Spine wishes you and yours a happy and healthy New Year.

Jason Collins, who had a 13-year NBA career and was the league's first openly gay player, recently shared details regarding his battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive and often fatal form of brain cancer. His diagnosis has brought attention to this devastating condition, which affects thousands of people annually.

Glioblastoma: Spotting the signs of a fast-growing brain cancer - Men's Life DC - Lifestyle News & Information for Men (& Women) in Washington, DC Key symptoms of a glioblastoma.

Dr. Amini and the entire staff of the Center for Brain & Spine wish you a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving.

Struggling with sciatica? The Center for Brain & Spine is a leading provider of surgical treatment of sciatica.

Sciatica describes a pattern of pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling that starts in the buttocks and radiates down a leg. It is generally caused by injury to the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is often caused by herniated discs, muscle injuries, pelvic fractures, or tumors.

Treatment is based on the severity of symptoms and underlying cause. For some patients, no treatment is necessary. For others, conservative therapies such as heat or ice, pain medications, steroid injections, or physical therapy may be recommended. If these options do not provide satisfactory relief, you may need to explore surgical treatment options for the underlying cause of your sciatica.

LeBron James to miss start of 2025-26 season due to sciatica | NBA.com Lakers forward LeBron James will reportedly miss the beginning of the 2025-26 season, his record 23rd in the NBA.

If you develop carpal tunnel syndrome — a pinched nerve in the forearm that causes numbness or tingling in the thumb and certain fingers — your doctor might recommend one of two treatments. One is a steroid injection that reduces swelling and pressure on the nerve. The other is surgery that permanently removes pressure on the nerve. Which treatment is best to start with? Probably surgery, according to a randomized trial published June 14, 2025, in The Lancet.

The Center for Brain & Spine is a leading provider of carpal tunnel release surgery. To schedule a consultation, please call (301) 585-7900.

Surgery versus corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome (DISTRICTS): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial In patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, initiating treatment with surgery offers a higher chance of recovery after 18 months compared with starting with a corticosteroid injection, even with the possibility of additional interventions.

Dr. Amini is one of the area's most experienced robotic-assisted neurosurgeons. A recent study demonstrated that robot-assisted surgery offers significant advantages in terms of both short-term postoperative recovery and long-term functional improvement and pain relief. It outperformed conventional free-hand surgery in reducing complication rates, accelerating postoperative recovery, lowering reoperation rates, and promoting fracture healing and spinal alignment recovery.

Frontiers | Clinical outcomes of robot-assisted versus conventional free-hand technique in spine surgery BackgroundRobot-assisted surgery has been increasingly applied in spinal surgery in recent years, but the differences in efficacy compared to conventional fr...

Dr. Amini shares a vital warning about your phone . . .

Here's How You're Probably Harming Your Internal Organs Right Now Like, literally as you're reading this.

Questions about Parkinson's disease?

Parkinson’s 101: We Answer Your Top Parkinson’s Questions With Parkinson’s, the earlier you detect the disease and receive a diagnosis, the sooner you can begin living a better quality of life.

A strong core helps reduce and prevent back pain and improves your balance, which lessens your risk of falling. Learn more here:

Importance of Core Strength: 11 Benefits of a Strong Core A strong core has a ton of health benefits. Learn more here.