Rheumatoid arthritis often involves your wrists, knees, and feet. But it can also affect your spine. Most of the time, this kind of back pain responds well to arthritis treatments such as biologics.

Results showed anterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterior pedicle screw fixation may be effective and cost efficient and pose minimal complications within the immediate postoperative period when ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

At U of U Health, our experience sets us apart from others who provide endoscopic and percutaneous spine surgery. We perform many minimally invasive spine surgeries every year and are a recognized ...

Kern Singh, MD, professor and chief of spine surgery at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, has been performing outpatient spine procedures for almost two decades, long enough to see the ...

Decades ago, back operations involved long surgeries, lengthy recoveries and extended hospital stays. Open spine surgeries often comprised of large incisions, leading to post-operative pain and long ...

Many people ignore early back and neck pain until it worsens into serious spine disorders, experts warn. Conditions like disc ...

Here are four studies illustrating the state of outpatient spine surgery and where it’s headed. 1. Outpatient spine procedures grew among Medicare patients between 2010 and 2021, with significant ...

Figure skater Kristen Spours on how she underwent spinal surgery months after securing her place at a debut Winter Olympics.

Building a top-notch spine surgery fellowship takes time, but this surgeon is looking to set a new standard for how fellowships train young surgeons. Ronjon Paul, MD, a spine surgeon who joined ...