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The Spine Pod Conversations about Motion Surgery
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11/10/2025

Dr. Christopher Good (Reston, VA) shares how his approach to spine care is built around customization for every patient. Genetics, fitness, and lifestyle all influence how your spine ages, and no two cases are the same.

Instead of taking a one-size-fits-all approach, his goal is to find the balance between safety, long-term durability, and motion preservation

🎧 Watch the full conversation with Dr. Good on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

VSI - Spine Solutions

11/06/2025

If you’ve ever lived with back pain, you know how exhausting it can be physically, mentally, and emotionally.

In this clip from The Spine Pod, Dr. Lali Sekhon (Reno, NV) explains why treating back pain isn’t simple and why the medical field still has work to do.

Sometimes the scans don’t match the pain. Sometimes the answers just aren’t clear. But that’s exactly why doctors must keep asking questions and keep innovating.

Back pain shouldn’t be something people “just live with.” It’s something we need to keep solving.

🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

11/05/2025

“If your doctor tells you disc replacement isn’t proven, you should run.”

Dr. Todd Lanman (Beverly Hills, CA) has performed thousands of motion-preserving spine surgeries, and his philosophy is clear: start with disc replacement when appropriate because fusion can always come later if needed.

Disc replacement preserves movement, reduces stress on nearby levels, and keeps your spine functioning naturally. Fusion, on the other hand, should be the last option, not the first.

🎧 Hear Dr. Lanman’s full conversation on The Spine Pod now streaming on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

11/04/2025

A hundred years ago, if you had back pain, your doctor gave you a rocking chair, because there was nothing else to offer.

Dr. Lali Sekhon (Reno, NV) explains how far spine care has come and why patients today have more options than ever before. From better imaging and diagnostics to minimally invasive and motion-preserving techniques, the field keeps evolving, with hope for even more innovation in the future.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

11/03/2025

When Dr. Christopher Good’s father suffered a severe spinal injury in the 1970s, decades before modern implants or techniques, his family lived through the pain, limitations, and frustration of early spine surgery.

That experience became his purpose. From baby pictures sitting on his father’s body cast to leading VSI - Spine Solutions, one of the most advanced spine centers in the country, Dr. Good’s career is rooted in a lifetime mission: to make sure patients today have better options than his father did.

🎧 Hear his full story on The Spine Pod streaming on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

10/30/2025

Dr. Evalina Burger, Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at CU Anschutz, reflects on how advances in medicine, cardiology, and even car safety have completely changed the patient population.

People are living longer, surviving trauma, and presenting new challenges we’ve never faced before. For surgeons, that means constantly adapting: learning, innovating, and using every tool available to deliver the best care possible.

🎧 Hear the full episode with Dr. Burger on The Spine Pod, now streaming on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

10/29/2025

Dr. Lali Sekhon breaks down why spine problems are rarely caused by a single factor. Genetics, lifestyle, surgical technique, and even spinal balance all play a role in how patients feel and how they heal.

Understanding this bigger picture helps patients make smarter choices about surgery, recovery, and prevention. Because when it comes to your back, it’s not just one thing, it’s everything working together.

🎧 Watch the full conversation on The Spine Pod now streaming on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

10/23/2025

What started as a challenge in a scoliosis clinic became a journey of innovation that led to advancements in spinal implant design. Through research, engineering collaboration, and relentless curiosity, Dr. Burger helped bring pre-bent titanium rods into clinical use, shaping how modern spine surgery is performed today.

Sometimes, progress in medicine doesn’t start with having the answers; it starts with asking better questions.

🎧 Watch her full conversation on The Spine Pod, now streaming on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

10/22/2025

Dr. Lali Sekhon (Reno, NV) shares an honest look at adjacent segment disease: the breakdown of spinal segments located directly above or below a previous spinal fusion. After seeing patients come back years later with the same pain, he began asking the hard question:

How do we stop repeating the same thing?

For him, motion-preserving surgery is a key factor, a way to protect the spine’s natural function, helping avoid the breakdown of adjacent segments in the future.

🎧 Hear the full conversation on The Spine Pod , available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

10/21/2025

When Dr. Evalina Burger, now Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at CU Anschutz, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, she faced a question many fear: What if I can’t do what I love anymore?

Instead of stepping back, she leaned into leadership. Using her experience as a surgeon and cancer survivor to shape the next generation of physicians.

Her story is a powerful reminder that even when life changes your path, you can still make an extraordinary impact.

🎧 Hear her full story on The Spine Pod, now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

10/20/2025

“If you don’t understand why people are doing things…the answer is money.”

In this clip from The Spine Pod, Dr. Lali Sekhon (Reno, NV) reflects on what he learned studying healthcare economics and how profit, not patients, often drives the system.

His message? It’s time to refocus on what matters most: patient outcomes, accessibility, and care that makes a true impact.

🎧 Hear the full conversation on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

10/17/2025

When hip replacements became standard, it wasn’t by accident, it was because they worked.

In this clip from The Spine Pod, Dr. Todd Lanman (Beverly Hills, CA) shares why spine surgery is on the same trajectory. Just like total hips replaced outdated fusions, motion-preserving technology is following the same joint replacement path, and it’s only a matter of time before it becomes the new standard of care.

🎧 Watch the full conversation with Dr. Lanman on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

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