This account is for posts by David Hanscom, MD, from the blog on his website,
http://www.drdavidhanscom.com/insights/blog/, as well as the blog for his new book, Back in Control: A Spine Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain
http://www.drdavidhanscom.com/book/. Posts Dr. Hanscom makes to his blogs are re-posted here with permission by volunteers of the TMS Wiki.
Dr. Hanscom is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in complex spine problems in all areas of the spine. He has expertise in adult and pediatric spinal deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis. A significant part of his practice is devoted to performing surgery on patients who have had multiple prior spine surgeries. He works for Swedish Neuroscience Specialists in Seattle, WA with eight neurosurgeons and a physiatrist. He is the founder of the “DOCC” project. It stands for “Defined, Organized, Comprehensive, Care.” This is a structured rehabilitation protocol for chronic pain. He is the founder of the Puget Sound Spine Interest group, which was formed in 1987. It is a non-profit educational group, which provides a regional forum for physicians to share ideas regarding optimum spine care. He co-founded the “Awake at the Wound” program with his golf-instructor, David Elaimy, in 2006. View his bio on his website
here and take a look at his book Back in Control
here.
Read Dr. David Hanscom’s recent article in the Washington State Medical Association’s Preceptor (Aug. 2011) –
The Cry of Chronic Pain
Back From the Edge: Coping with Physician Stress. The Doctor’s Advocate, 4th quarter, 2011.
Defining Solutions for Workers’ Comp: Ability and Motivation. ACPA Chronicle, March 2012.
A Surgeon’s Perspective on the Hoffman Process-Hoffman interview of Dr. Hanscom regarding the impact Hoffman has made on his personal and professional life, “Staying Connected” March 2012.
Physician Suicide: My Journey. Spineline, September-October, 2011. (Reprinted with permission from
SpineLine,2011;11(6):42-44. © 2011 North American Spine Society.)
Aching Back? Why Surgery Is Not Indicated for Lower Back Pain,
Case In Point, July 2011. (Reproduced with permission from
Case In Point.)
Books:
http://www.amazon.com/Back-Control-surgeons-roadmap-chronic/dp/0988272903
See Dr. Hanscom's Wiki Directory listing
here and his survey response
here.