Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Lumbar decompression surgery aims to release compressed nerves in the lower back. This procedure may ease pain and improve mobility in those with spinal conditions. Conditions such as herniated disks, ...

At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference June 13, Carol Hiatt, RN, licensed healthcare risk manager, consultant and accreditation surveyor for Healthcare ...

Smoking can increase the risk of lower back pain that requires spinal surgery, according to a study published in The Spine Journal. Researchers looked at cases of lumbar spinal stenosis — a common ...

Spine Guidance by Stryker is a robotic-assistance spine surgery method that's unique to Virtua Health in the South Jersey and ...

As many as 1 in 5 people have complications from ACDF surgery, but severe side effects are rare. Most people fully recover within 6–8 weeks, but some may need another surgery. Anterior cervical ...

Christopher Shaffrey, MD, has seen spine care evolve through rapid innovation.  But as outcomes and complication rates face greater scrutiny, the chief of the spine division at Durham, N.C.-based Duke ...

James Cook University Hospital is introducing the equipment next month to improve patient outcomes.

Hearing that they have "degenerative disc disease" can frighten many people into pursuing spinal surgery. But rather than being pathological, degenerating discs and decreased spinal flexibility are ...

As spine surgery races toward a more automated future, Andrew Meyers, DO, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Orthopaedic & Spine Clinic Of Louisiana in Monroe has a perspective many leaders don’t, not ...

Learn how ATTR-CM can cause spinal stenosis and back pain, what the diagnosis process looks like, and how to best treat and ...