With more years in practice, spine surgeons say their threshold for recommending surgery has evolved toward discernment. Variables such as advances in outpatient techniques and anesthesia have ...

Robotic spine surgery helped Donna Alonso overcome chronic back pain after traditional treatments failed. Learn how this ...

If you suffer from back pain, you'll want to avoid this one combination of moves. boonchai wedmakawand via Getty Images An estimated 8% of American adults suffer from persistent or chronic back pain ...

Every spine surgeon eventually confronts the same moment: a decision that cannot be deferred, delegated or softened by consensus. Operate or don’t. Decompress or fuse. Act now or wait, knowing the ...

Your spinal cord needs a steady blood supply to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the tissues. This blood helps the spinal cord cells send nerve impulses to the rest of your body. The impulses are ...

Spinal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the spinal canal, which is the space in the center of the vertebrae containing the spinal cord and nerve roots. At its most severe or final stage — known as ...