A Connecticut woman spent more than a decade living with back pain so severe she feared she wouldn’t be able to stand at her ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

Awake spine surgery has largely been limited to shorter, simpler procedures, but Stanley Hoang, MD, of Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport, La., has leveraged the technique in new ways. Dr. Hoang, who ...

DEGENERATIVE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS IS A CONDITION WHERE ONE OF THE BONES IN YOUR BODY, IN YOUR SPINE, THE VERTEBRA SLIPS FORWARD ON THE ONE BELOW IT. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SPINE SURGEON DOCTOR DAVID FALK ...

Two new studies out of Canada and Sweden suggest that patients operated on by female surgeons are less likely to face future complications or require follow-up care than those treated by male surgeons ...

Common causes of lower back pain in females include muscle strain, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), endometriosis, and painful periods. Treatments include rest, medications, and surgery. Back pain affects ...

As spine surgery steadily moves toward outpatient settings, the limiting factors are no longer primarily clinical. Advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and pain management have made far more ...

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

According to the Medical Board, the patient’s health is now significantly better and stable. Her spinal vertebrae surgery is ...

An emerging type of minimally invasive spine surgery reduces the use of pain medication in patients' recovery compared to those who undergo other less minimally invasive spine surgery, which use ...