Spine-Talks

About Spine-Talks

Welcome to Spine-Talks®, the official podcast of the National Spine Health Foundation — your source for scholarly guidance on spinal health and wellbeing. Here, we have the opportunity to interview top spine surgeons, rehab specialists, patients, and researchers as we speak about innovative technology in the treatment of the spine, hear real patient stories, and provide evidence-based recommendations for a pain-free, active life. No matter if you are in recovery from a spinal condition or simply wish to maintain a healthy back, Spine-Talks® offers hope, education, and empowerment—straight from the nation's top spine experts. Chip in today and be a part of the effort to help create healthy backs! Donate | National Spine Health Foundation (https://spinehealth.org/donate/)

Publisher

Dr. Rita Roy

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 May 2025

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   The Continuum of Spine Care: What Patients Need To Know

   Send us Fan Mail What is interventional spine care—and could a less invasive treatment help you avoid or delay spine surgery? In this episode of Spine Talks, Dr. Rita Roy, CEO of the National Spine Health Foundation, is joined by spine experts Dr. Robert Eastlack, Dr. Pearce Nunley, and Dr. Doug Beall for a conversation about the growing role of interventional spine care and how patients can navigate their treatment options. The panel discusses why getting the right diagnosis is the critical ...

2. 

   7 Aug 2026

   Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: What You Need to Know

   Send us Fan Mail In this video, Dr. Rita Roy, CEO of the National Spine Health Foundation, and a panel of the leaders of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) discuss the benefits and advancements in minimally invasive spine surgery. The experts highlight how.... Minimally invasive surgery reduces tissue damage, speeding up recovery and improving outcomes. It uses advanced technologies like robotics and imaging for precise, effective surgery. Patients benefit from sm...

3. 

   19 Jun 2026

   What’s New in Scoliosis Research

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Spine Talks, we explore one of the most important questions in spine health: What’s New in Scoliosis Research? Host Dr. Rita Roy, CEO of the Spine Health Foundation, is joined by Dr. Nicolas Plais-Cotrel, orthopedic spine surgeon at the University Hospital of Granada and member of the Scientific Board of the Fondation Yves Cotrel, one of the world's leading organizations dedicated to advancing scoliosis research. Together, they discuss groundbreaking ...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

425,475

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0