Narrowing of the spinal canal can make standing and walking unbearable. The chances of getting lumbar spinal stenosis increases with age. Options include pain medications, steroid injections and ...

A recent advancement in minimally invasive spine surgery, unilateral biportal endoscopy integrates the principles of both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back surgeries are some of the most common operations in Florida, but also the most risky and often unnecessary. New research ...

Tiffany Bruce spends every day, all day, thinking about pain. Her own, yes, but also the thousands of people she has met online who are, like her, recovering from spine surgery and often, like her, ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — More than 30 million people in the U.S suffer from chronic lower back pain and struggle to find relief, but not all back pain is the same, and neither is the treatment plan.

The type of back surgery you may need depends on what’s causing your back pain. Procedures that treat compression of the spinal cord, such as laminectomy and spinal fusion, are among the most common ...

1. Allen Flex Frame Operating Table. Dr. Lynch, a boardcertified neurological surgeon and fellowship-trained spine surgeon who chairs the board for the Surgery Center of Reno, says he recommends an ...

The Teaneck-based health care provider announced April 5 it completed the first ultrasound renal denervation procedure in New Jersey. The minimally invasive outpatient treatment aims to significantly ...

Doctors use blood patch procedures to treat spinal headaches, rare events that may happen after epidurals or other medical procedures involving the spine. In a blood patch your own blood is injected ...

U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems are being accused of supporting high rates of unnecessary elective surgeries, putting profits before patients, and not providing patient-centered, evidence-based ...