Contents

 Commentary    

n MESSAGE FROM THE MEDICAL EDITOR

Pushing the Envelope, Crossing the Line 
Stuart M. Weinstein, MD

n FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

Building Hope to Make the Suffering Optional 
Stanley A. Herring, MD

 Current Concepts 

n INVITED REVIEW
Image-Guided Spine Surgery 
Langston T. Holly, MD; Michael A. Lefkowitz, MD; Kevin T. Foley, MD

n CURVE/COUNTERCURVE

Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy 
Michael E. Karasek, MD; Eugene J. Carragee, MD; Jerome Schofferman, MD

n SPINE IN SPORTS

Aquatic Therapy in the Management of Spinal Disorders 
Bruce E. Becker, MD, MS

n LITERATURE REVIEW
New from the Journals 
Kenneth P. Burres, MD; David Bagnall, MD; Jerome Schofferman, MD

n ABSTRACT REVIEW
NASS Annual Meeting Abstracts 
Susan Dreyer, MD; Scott Boden, MD

n RADIOLOGY ROUNDS

Case Report: Epidural Hematoma 
Kenneth B. Heithoff, MD; Donald L. Renfrew, MD; Thomas J. Gilbert, Jr, MD; William J. Mullin, MD  

 Socioeconomics & Politics 

n ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY
Voice Activated Transcription 
Stephen Hochshuler, MD

n PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
HIPAA Frequently Asked Questions 
Steve Montgomery, MD; Charles Grudem, MD 

n CODING Q & A

New Trigger Point Code Introduced; Same-Day vs Two-day Operative Coding; Using the Group Procedure Code 
Steve Heim, MD; Frank Lagattuta, MD; Tom Faciszewski, MD

n ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS/PAC

Advocacy Update 
Tom Faciszewski, MD 

 NASS News