Michael Markmiller was in excruciating pain for years. The 53-year-old couldn’t walk more than 100 meters without his legs ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this Woman's Doctor segment, there's a new surgery to alleviate low back and leg pain. Mercy Medical Center Neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Park, pioneered the new minimally invasive spinal-fusion ...

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, ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — To follow up on the completion of its clinical proof-of-concept study, SynerFuse™ and its partner, Velentium Medical, today announced plans to scale ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside has become the first hospital in the region to conduct a post-trial procedure using the innovative TOPS System. As one of the first hospitals in ...

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, ...