Out of State Insurance Company Attempting to Limit Access To Life Saving Vertebral Fracture Treatment For Oklahoma Medicare Patients
In the complicated world of Medicare, companies known as MACs (Medicare Administrative Contractors) actually run the business of Medicare payments and also set policy (under defined rules) as to what procedures are covered in their area of control. One such company,...Which Daily Injection for Osteoporosis is Better?
For patients with fragile bones, the risk for fracture can be a matter of life and death. I’m James Webb, MD, an Interventional Musculoskeletal Radiologist based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My goal is to help patients find freedom from pain without invasive surgery or...Q & A – Will Fractures Continue Going All the Way Down My Spine?
This question was submitted to our blog by an osteoporosis patient. I had a T11 fracture which was fixed by Kyphoplasty. Now I have a suspected T12 fracture. Is this going to keep going all the way down my spine? I have osteoporosis. I will soon start Prolia. Short...The Surprising Truth About The Actual Number of Vertebral Compression Fractures In The United States Each Year
Search the internet and you may find estimates of vertebral compression fractures (VCF) in the US. There are statistics out there and they are often quoted by doctors and research articles. However, what most people don’t realize is that these numbers are based on...What I’ve Learned About Osteoporosis – 16 Years of Treating Vertebral Fractures
This article was originally published in the May 2019 newsletter of the Tulsa County Medical Society. Why this article? Yes, it’s Osteoporosis Month. I’ll assume most of my colleagues are familiar with basic Wikipedia level info, so this won’t be...15 Commonly Misdiagnosed Causes of Back Pain (Plus Treatment Options)
If you’re living in constant back pain, you NEED to discover what’s causing it. Because back pain is demoralizing. And it affects every area of life… Simple things like sitting, walking stairs, bending down, or even just getting out of bed might be...Patient Aids Back Surgeon, In a Fashion
Years ago, Dr. Webb treated a patient with a vertebral compression fracture for a 74-year old female. Interestingly, this patient worked at a factory in Mannford, Oklahoma where she assembled the same type of spinal surgical kits used in the procedure to treat her...Dr. James Webb Discusses Spinal Fractures on Good Day Tulsa
Dr. James Webb discusses spinal fractures, osteoporosis and kyphoplasty with Tyler Butler on Good Day Tulsa. Watch SegmentBack Pain Reduced by 72% in Osteoporosis Patients [Kyphoplasty Study]
The largest clinical trial of its kind – the EVOLVE kyphoplasty study – tracked the results of 350 back pain patients who underwent balloon kyphoplasty. The study began with baseline measurements before kyphoplasty was completed. Then starting at 7 days...Dr. James Webb, M.D.
Dr. James Webb is a board certified musculoskeletal radiologist who specializes in osteoporosis treatment and interventional pain management in Tulsa, Oklahoma.