Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Corpectomy and laminectomy are two surgical options to treat neck and back pain. The procedures are similar, but a corpectomy is more complex and typically has a longer recovery timeline. Corpectomy ...

With decades of experience using minimally invasive surgical techniques to correct spinal issues Juan Bartolomei, MD, assistant professor for neurosurgery, explains the evolution of the practice and ...

As spine surgery continues to evolve with technological advances and a push toward value-based care, more procedures are shifting to ASCs. Amid new minimally invasive techniques, improved pain ...

Sitting for long hours, aging, sports injuries, physically demanding jobs, poor posture, and repetitive movement can all place stress on the spine over time. What starts as occasional stiffness may ...

Carlsmed is using artificial intelligence to help improve spine surgeries. The firm recently reported the completion of the first posterior lumbar spine surgery using the aprevo Lumbar Bi-lateral ...

Sharat Saxena underwent a standing MRI before lumbar spine surgery. The upright scan can show how the spine behaves under gravity, helping doctors assess certain posture-related spinal problems and ...

Two New Hampshire athletes returned to activity after endoscopic spine surgery relieved nerve compression, a less invasive ...

Anthony Yeung MD began performing endoscopic spine surgery in the early 1990s. He has since built his practice along with partners Christopher Yeung, MD, and Justin Field, MD, Desert Institute for ...

While medical procedures are entirely necessary and life-saving, it doesn’t mean they’re painless. In fact even those carried out under general anaesthetic, which is supposed to prevent you from ...