20 Years of Chronic Back Pain - Gone!

“After 20 years of everyday back pain I am completely pain free! It is still shocking to me. Since the age of 12 Kim Grunden has been dealing with chronic back pain. It was simply a part of life that she had learned to deal with. After the birth of

LGH Nurse has life-changing back surgery

“I am now pain free and excited to be back to work and back to coaching my field hockey teams!” Lisa K., a Nurse at Lancaster General Hospital and avid field hockey player, did what many athletes do throughout their collegiate athletic careers - she played through the pain. Her

Skyler’s Return to the Lacrosse Field

Skyler Moran - Back Surgery Patient

“I went a whole year with pain, then I came to LNSA!” Skyler Moran was ready to hang up his cleats and step away from the lacrosse field for good. Since 4th grade Skyler had been an avid lacrosse player. Skyler’s love and dedication to lacrosse earned him JV Team

Diagnosing & Treating Neck Pain - April 10, 2013

Dr. Christopher Kager, Neurosurgeon

Join Dr. Chris Kager as he discusses his approach to effective diagnosis and treatment of neck pain. Learn about effective diagnosis and treatment of a variety of conditions causes or leading to neck pain   Dr. Chris Kager has been a practicing Neurosurgeon with LNSA since 2001. He specializes in

Dr. Kager on WITF Smart Talk

Dr. Christopher Kager, Neurosurgeon

  Dr. Christopher Kager joins host Scott LaMar and patient Marie Moeller to discuss Osteoporosis on WITF Smart Talk. Listen to the entire segment below:     Read more about this conversation below: Radio Smart Talk: Osteoporosis could become more prevalent

Getting BACK to an Active Lifestyle

Kimberly Briner Back Surgery Patient

Kimberly Briner’s back pain had simply become a way of life. Assuming she was just one of those people with a bad back, Kimberly dealt with daily pain and numbness in her back and legs for years. In December 2010 things took a turn for the worse while

Faces of Medicine: Meet Dr. Chris Kager

Dr. Christopher Kager, Neurosurgeon

If you were to watch Chris Kager coaching a Manheim Township youth team, you would get a feel for the athlete and competitor in him. If you attend one of his seminars on back pain, you’ll notice his command of teaching and his ease at communicating. And if it were

Artificial Lumbar Disc Surgery uses Principle Similar to Knee & Hip Replacement

Dr. Christopher Kager, Neurosurgeon

Drs. Chris Kager and Keith Kuhlengel have undergone specialized training in artificial lumbar disc surgery. They predict that the new procedure will offer the same reliability that knee replacements and hip replacements give patients, allowing them similar freedom of movement as the discs they replaced once had.

Getting Back Into the Action with Physical Therapy

Dr. Christopher Kager, Neurosurgeon

Dr. Christopher Kager discusses the benefits of Physical Therapy in this article published in Susquehanna Style Magazine. Dr. Kager discusses the benefits of having an in-house Physical Therapy department and shares that just 15-20% of patients require surgery and that most conditions can be controlled through physical therapy and

Doctor on Call: A Neurosurgeon Describes the Experience

Dr. Christopher Kager, Neurosurgeon

Learn more about Dr. Christopher Kager's experiences as the Neurosurgeon on-call in this featured article published in Lancaster Newspaper's Good Life Magazine. Dr. Kager also speaks about balancing a surgical career with a busy personal life.