Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal fusion and/or laminectomy or vertebroplasty, over a recent 3-year period, ...

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have uncovered an ...

Unexpected cardiovascular complications: Manipulating the neck can sometimes affect blood flow and lead to unexpected ...

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has been at the forefront of spine care, and recently a team partnered with Thomas Jefferson University Hospita ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis self-care strategies including regular exercise, posture changes, and adopting healthy habits can help relieve back pain caused by narrowing spaces in the spinal canal. Lumbar ...

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have uncovered an unexpected role for the molecule netrin1 in organizing the developing spinal ...

New Hampshire and Arkansas were found to have the highest rates of unnecessary spinal fusions and/or laminectomies and vertebroplasties, respectively, according ...

Oregon Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been ousted by Democratic challenger state Rep. Janelle Bynum in the state's 5th Congressional District, The Associated Press projected Thursday ...

This paper cuts directly into critical debates about how the ancient spinal cord and the relatively ... muscle fatigue that then exaggerate the cervical ...

The purpose of both studies was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Rogozinski Spinal Instrumentation System and the Simmons Spinal Instrumentation System. The studies were sponsored by the ...

In a Fox 32 special report, Sylvia Perez has the story of how a team of suburban surgeons solved a painful mystery for one local woman.