World renowned spine surgeon, Srinath Samudrala MD, FACS, talks about patients who have spinal conditions. I think that patients should realize that in this day and age, we are living older, longer, better and stronger than we every did. So patients now days can expect that well into their seventies, they should have a very active lifestyle...It's expected. Activity in your younger years and early intervention is one of the keys to spinal health in you later years.