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 ...

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 ...

A cervical foraminotomy is a procedure that decompresses a nerve in the neck. A spine surgeon removes bone or disc pieces that are pressing on the nerves that go from your neck to your arm. The ...

Lower back surgery represents a life-changing decision that demands careful consideration. While many view surgery as a solution to chronic pain, understanding these seven critical facts helps create ...

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 ...

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