Lumbar spinal stenosis — a back condition affecting many older adults — can mean persistent bouts of back pain and a gradual loss of mobility. Patients are increasingly opting for a type of back ...

Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

Low back pain is the No. 1 cause of disability in the United States. This year, along more than 190,000 people will have spinal fusion surgery to ease their pain. There are details on a new procedure ...

If you live with constant lower back pain, surgery can start to look like the only way out. Yet new research from the University of South Australia published in the Australian Health Review shows that ...

Orthopedic surgeons need to adapt low back procedures based on a person’s sex Men have narrower pelvises than women, making it harder to place rods and screws in a straight line If not anticipated, ...

No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study. Among 328 ...

Conservative treatments include pain relief, non steroidal anti-inflammatory medication and manual therapy (see NICE's guideline on low back pain and sciatica). For people with severe, ...

A major medical milestone has been reached right here in the Borderland. A local neurosurgeon at UMC Surgical Hospital ...

The Lown Institute called out dozens of hospitals for performing unnecessary surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries with low back pain, putting patients at risk of serious complications with no evidence ...