Dr. Stephen Courtney

  Dr. Stephen Courtney, MD is a Doctor primarily located in Plano, TX, with another office in Plano, TX. He has 29 years of experience. His specialties include Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine and Internal Medicine. Same Day Appointments @https://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Stephen_Courtney.html OR Call @ 833-60SPINE  

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Dr. Stephen Courtney - Treatment Offered!

Dr. Stephen Courtney is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon who has been practicing medicine in Plano since 1995. He has worked tirelessly to develop superior operative techniques to treat neck and back disorders. Dr. Courtney's straightforward, honest approach puts his patients at ease and has earned him an excellent reputation among his colleagues, his community, and most importantly, his patients. Know the treatment options provided by him. http://courtneymd.com/

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Dr. Stephen Courtney, M.D. - ACF Technique

ACDF Technique - The single most important person in the process of spine surgery is the patient. Well-informed patients are more successful in following through on their rehabilitation and have better outcomes. The first step to a successful procedure is knowing what to expect, and here you will find information that will be useful to you as you pursue the next steps of your treatment. Spine - Treating Pain and Weakness in the Neck and Arm. https://www.zocdoc.com/doctor/stephen-courtney-md-244558

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Dr. Stephen Courtney - Patient Testimonial - Lori Crissup

Lori Crissup is a nurse who works in the healthcare sector. She played sports a lot, and her body decided to pay back in the form of health issues. She tried a few treatments that were not working for her. Lori Crissup, who is in her 50’s, then decided to take spinal injections, thinking it would alleviate her discomfort. But it got her to such a point where she could not move her neck or shoulder. She decided to share her health concerns with her co-workers. They then referred her to Dr. Stephen Courtney, where some co-workers had their back procedures done. So they recommended she go and meet Dr.Courtney. She then consulted the doctor, who then performed some assessments on her. He said she has moved into a stage where spinal fusion needs to be done. It started with her neck, and she could move her neck instantaneously ever since. Lori Crissup was feeling so much better with that. Then Dr.Courtney decided to work on her lower back, which she always had problems with. A year later, she had problems with her foot preventing her from walking properly. Dr.Courtney then fused it, and she could walk ever since without any hassles. According to her, she is well aware of the relationship between patients, physicians and staff and how important such a relationship is. She remembers that all the staff was amicable and helpful when she first walked into Dr.Courtney’s office. She says that he spent considerable time explaining what needs to be done and how it can be done. She further explains that she hasn’t seen any doctors spend so much time explaining what needs to be done and how he would do it. She truly appreciates the effort put in by Dr.Courtney. She further says that the staff remembers her whenever she goes for a checkup. According to her, it is essential to make patients feel that they are not just a number. Visit: https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/149848/dr-stephen+p.-courtney-plano-tx.html/ for appointment.

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Dr. Stephen Courtney - Patient Testimonial - Keith Williams

In this video description, Keith Williams, who availed treatment from Dr. Stephen Courtney, explains how his neck got damaged in a car accident back in the 1990s. He then approached many people to know about how he could get relief from the pain. Keith says that the wait was too long until he woke up one day six years ago with an inability to experience his left arm. Even though he thought it was a heart attack, it was not. His Doctor immediately referred him to Dr.Courtney. Dr.Courtney immediately asked him to come down to look at Keith’s problem to know what kind of a solution could be necessitated. Keith says he sat there, and Dr.Courtney took some tests and X-rays. Dr.Courtney determined that Mr.Keith has nothing between C4 and C5. It was pretty much bone on bone. He explains both of them talked about what needed to be done, and the Doctor asked him to undergo surgery. Keith was groining away on a nerve that needed immediate surgery. If not, he will lose his arm. The surgery was then set up by the Doctor quickly the following Monday. Keith appreciates that the services were top-notch. They approved the insurance and conducted all the blood tests required. It was conducted as an emergency surgery since Dr.Courtney had several other surgeries set up for that particular day. He says that the hospital was incredible, and he didn’t face any problems. The surgery was then conducted at 8:00 PM, and Keith woke up at around 2:30 AM early morning. At that time, another doctor walked in and asked how he was feeling. He said it was pretty good. He then asked Keith to squeeze his hands. Keith then grabbed both of the Doctor’s hands and squeezed. The Doctor appreciated him for gaining his strength back. Keith also remembers a fun moment in which the Doctor asked him whether he was ready to go, and he denied saying that he could not squeeze hands for quite a few days. So he wanted to continue squeezing. Keith says Dr.Courtney has saved his life. If Dr. Courtney had not rendered proper diagnosis and treatment on time, then Keith would have lost his left arm. Keith says that he faced a problem with his left leg 2 years after the surgery. He was getting sudden pain in his left leg. He then again visited Dr.Courtney and took the tests and X-rays. Dr.Courtney said that Keith is facing the same situation he faced earlier. This time, however, the lower back is causing the problem. Keith then again underwent surgery. Now his neck and his back are excellent. Keith says that he is thankful to Dr.Courtney for saving his life. To book your appointment visit: https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/149848/dr-stephen+p.-courtney-plano-tx.html/ today.

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Ask Dr Stephen Courtney - What Is Stenosis of the Back!

Dr. Stephen Courtney is a Board Certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon treating neck and back disorders. His clinic is located in Plano, Texas. I tell people it’s like having a heart attack to your back. As you get older, the arthritis goes to those facet joints. And when those facet joints get bigger, then what happens is the canal gets smaller. So when the canal gets smaller, it makes the canal tighter. So a lot of patients you see, you can see them in different stores, grocery stores or sitting on the bench or on the mall or they’re leaning forward. When they lean forward, what it does, it opens up that canal. When it opens up that canal, it takes the pressure off the spinal nerve roots and then they can take a little break and walk a little bit further. But stenosis is usually triggered by walking, usually the older patients. But some people are born with it but stenosis is just the tightening of the spinal canal. Surgery definitely is an option. If you just have a lot of back pain or you can’t walk far, you can do laminectomy by just removing some of the bone here, sort of de-roof the spinal canal. Sometimes you use rods or screws based on what the patient complains about, sometimes injections. Usually, they’re laminectomy and/or with or without rods and screws to stabilize the back. https://drstephencourtneyinplano.com/

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Cervical Spondylosis - Causes & Symptoms!

Suffering from cervical spondylosis can be the reason for severe pain or discomfort. Find out the information about this issue. Call Dr. Stephen Courtney in need.

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Back Pain Concerned and its solution!

Mostly everyone experiences back pain – and in most cases, it resolves itself within a few weeks with the aid of rest, applying cold or heat, and perhaps over-the-counter ibuprofen. However, there are times when back pain should be the reason for concern and a visit to your physician. Such as: . If the pain does not improve after a week to two of home treatment and rest. · If the pain is constant or intense, especially at night or when you lie down. · The pain spreads down one or both legs, especially below your knee. · It causes weakness, numbness, or tingling in one or both legs. · It is accompanied by unintended weight loss. · In addition to the pain, there is swelling or redness on your back. · If it is accompanied by a fever. · If it’s related to a high-impact car accident, bad fall, or sports injury. · If you’re over 50 and have experienced trauma, even what appears to be minor. · If it causes bowel or bladder control problems. · If you have a medical history of cancer, suppressed immune system, osteoporosis, or chronic steroid use.https://drstephencourtneyplano.com/

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Dr Stephen Courtney Explains What Is Back Pain!

Everyday new patients ask, "What is Back Pain?"  Here's the answer: My back hurts is the most common thing I see in my clinic all day thing. “What’s wrong? My back hurt.” How did you do it? “I don’t know.” You have to understand the layers of back pain. You have skin. You have fat. You have muscles. And then you get into the bone anatomy, then you get involved in the facet joint pain, the bone pain. Bone hurts. It has pain fibers too. And then you go to the SI joint pain. And if you keep going deeper, then you get into the spinal canal. So, a lot of people can have a real tight spinal canal and they have stenosis. So that’s another culprit. And the arthritis has to go somewhere, so it goes to the bone. And then the other one, next in line would be the disk material. So you can have a bulging disk or a painful disk. All those factors can give you back pain. You always have to rule out tumors, infections, stuff like that but you don’t want to hear about this. Back pain is a very generic word, unfortunately. Boo k your appointment at https://www.zocdoc.com/doctor/stephen-courtney-md-244558

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Dr. Stephen Courtney - Patient Testimonial - Mark DeWitt 1

Mark Dewitt talks about his experience of undergoing surgery performed by Dr. Stephen Courtney. Giving this video a watch will help your know why relying on Dr. Courtney can be a wise choice. Mark says how Dr. Courtney always goes above and beyond to make sure the complete well-being of his patients. Be it the question of professionalism or quality, Dr. Stephen Courtney is widely regarded as the best spine surgeon in town. So, the next time you are looking for a spine surgeon, you know whom to contact. Visit: https://drstephencourtneyinplano.com/ to book your appointment.

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Dr. Stephen Courtney - How To Keep A Healthy Back Through Diet & Exercise

Dr. Stephen Courtney is a Board Certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon treating neck and back disorders. His clinic is located in Plano, Texas. Transcript: Diet and exercise is a gigantic factor in backs. A lot of people, they say, “I can’t lose weight because I can’t exercise.” Well, if you don’t eat so much food, I can assure you, you can lose weight.

  You may not lose it in a day, you may lose it in about two or three months. It’s very important to eat the right type food. Very, very important to watch the weight. I always encourage people not to get puffy. That’s very important. Drink a lot of water throughout the day.

Then exercises, cardio is key. You have to do some form of cardio, either a spin bicycle or an elliptical machine. If you do a treadmill, do it on a flat surface not on an incline. And then just some light weights, instead of doing heavy weights just to engage the muscles and get the blood flowing to the muscles again and just motion. Do it on a consistent basis. I think walking is fine. At least it gets you out with motion and blood flow through your body again. But sitting down a lot and being sedentary is not good for anything but walking is okay.

It doesn’t melt the muscles a whole lot that support the back regarding your shoulders, your traps, and your lat muscles. So light weights are really important, to engage in some type of light weight activity. But walking is perfectly as long as you don’t have stenosis. https://drstephencourtneyinplano.com/

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Dr. Stephen Courtney -- Board Certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon!

You can always tell when the Spring Football season comes in. You can always almost tell when Spring Football season comes in because the kids start coming in. And reason why they’re coming in because they usually do too many squats. Squats or lunges or deadlifts. So the kids know that. Most of the parents maybe not have an idea what they’re doing in weight training but just from that repetitive motion, too much weight, maxing out the weights in the weight room really triggers those facet joints. 

The cheerleaders have the same problem, they hyperextend their back. It engages those facet joints and they also have back pain as well. A lot of volleyball kids get it a lot too. I treat a lot of volleyball kids and a lot of gymnast. Sometimes they can even break their back, have a little pars fracture where this little bone here didn’t heal to that one. It’s very, very common to gymnasts and also cheerleaders and also volleyball players. But the lineman football players, they’re the one who usually get it the most because they’re maxing on too much weight and really triggers those facet joints. 

 It’s usually the base in the cheerleaders. They’re the ones who usually get it more than the flyers. A few schools around here in Plano, you can just tell where they come from, which school because there’s always a lot of work in the base. So usually the base girls have the most of the problems because that’s where all the load goes. When they’re catching the other kids, it goes right down to the facet joints. So the base and the cheerleaders, they’re more prone to come here than the flyers are. You can’t get better in a day. 

So it takes time and sometimes, you have to modify your activity, take a few days off, and really try to not hyperextend your back. I always tell and encourage patients to get your quads strong as you can, your hamstrings strong. That will help alleviate some of the pressure that goes to those facet joints, into your lower back. To consult Dr. Stephen Courtney, visit: http://courtneymd.com/

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Dusty McAlister Testimonial - Dr. Stephen Courtney | Plano TX!

Know what Dusty McAlister has to say about his treatment received from Dr. Stephen Courtney. He got involved in an accident at his job and ended up getting severely injured. This incident made Dusty McAlister go through excruciating pain until a friend of his recommended visiting Dr. Courtney. Mr. McAlister talks about communicating with the doctor for the first time when he was asked about the condition. 

After knowing the situation, Dr. Courtney quickly acted and performed the discectomy surgery within two days. Mr. McAlister is now perfectly fine and suffers from no back pain. He highly recommends people looking for the best orthopedic surgeon in Plano contact Dr. Stephen P. Courtney. We thank Mr. McAlister for his wonderful words. His praise will definitely inspire us to strive for more excellence in the days to come. https://drstephenpcourtney.com/

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Ways to get rid of back pain - Dr. Stephen Courtney

Are you suffering from back pain? Read the blog to find out how to get rid of back pain. Also, for the best care, visit our Plano TX, office.

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Dr. Stephen Courtney is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon who has been practicing medicine in Plano since 1995. Call us today!

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6 Best Laptop Setups To Avoid Back Pain

Suffering from back pain has become a common problem in today’s time. Find the ways to set your laptop up in order to avoid serious back pain by going through the blog.

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Dr. Stephen Courtney - Why Sitting Is the New Smoking--Tips If You Sit At Your Desk All Day!

Dr. Stephen Courtney is a Board Certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon treating neck and back disorders. His clinic is located in Plano, Texas.

Sitting in our job marketplace is almost like the new smoking. Sitting, you get static, the blood flow doesn’t go like it should be going to your muscles, in your neck, in your back. You get all tensed up on the computer. All that tension, all that tightness typically goes to the scapula, the upper part of your neck. That’s where stress goes, that’s where the muscles get real tight at. That tech neck, it’s a real issue in the United States. Usually it’s just from being static so long and being so tense, where the muscle get real tight. Those usually are trap muscles. So if you’re going to sit at your desk all day, it’d be nice if you had like a 5 pound weight or 10 pound weight where you could do some overhead dumb bells to move the muscles or some light biceps or also triceps curls or shoulder shrugs just to loosen up the muscles throughout the day.

I think it’d be good if you could do that or get one of your desks that you can move up and down. They have them now at several places. You can get them now, you to know make that desk. But the main thing is overhead activity, just even shoulder shrugs or even jumping jacks without doing the jumping, just motion over the head with your arms and shoulder can help definitely loosen up the muscles.

It doesn’t cause a permanent damage but the sitting puts a lot of pressure on the lower back just like it does the neck, especially in the lower back. So when the person sits, biomechanically, it puts about 30% more pressure and strain on the lower back. When you have a patient with a real hot disk herniation, they are very very rarely sitting, they’re standing up, they rarely sit down.

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6 ways to cope up with Arthritis - Dr. Stephen Courtney

Arthritis can cause intolerable pain and be the reason for serious discomfort. Know the 6 effective ways to deal with arthritis pain from the best Plano spine surgeon.