Feb 19 2010
Dr. Anders Cohen
Spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells extending from the brain. Then, the brain and the spinal cord make up the central nervous system. There are three major functions of the spinal cord which are to serve as a conduit for motor information, serve as a conduit for sensory information, and serve as a center for coordination certain reflexes. When the spinal cord is injured, it should be treated immediately. If it is left untreated, it can cause disability or death. The best treatment for the spinal cord injury is spine surgery. The spine surgery is done to remove any bone fragments in the spine. It is also done to avoid future complications.
When it comes to spine surgery, the best surgeon is Dr. Anders Cohen. He is a specialist in neurosurgery and spine surgery. His name is already famous in the worldwide for the skill and professionalism. Dr. Anders Cohen is the chief of neurosurgery and spine surgery at Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is also an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center. He treats children and adult patients as well as professional athletes with spine injuries. Next, Dr. Cohen also lectures at international conferences and other events to help other fellow surgeons in the latest techniques of spine surgery.
Dr. Anders Cohen is the specialist in cutting-edge spinal surgery techniques, motion preservation and spinal fusion techniques. Hes the first doctor in New York that applied revolutionary new AxiaLIF and XLIF procedures in the spinal surgery. The new techniques in the spinal surgery introduced by Dr. Cohen are less invasive and painful than the old techniques. Furthermore, the recovery time is also significantly reduced. The patients who have been through the spinal surgery using new techniques are usually allowed to leave hospitals 24 hours after the surgery. They can return to their everyday routine within only two or three weeks after leaving the hospital.
