Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Telehealth physical activity after laminectomy with or without fusion yielded more physical activity per day vs.

Same-day spine surgery has its benefits, but more patients still prefer overnight stays, according to a study in the May 15 issue of Spine. Six things to know: 1. Researchers created a surgery to ...

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, ...

Surgery for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is very rare. Your doctor may recommend it if your condition is severe and if other treatments haven’t helped enough. Laminectomy. This is the most common ...

A laminectomy is a type of back surgery used to relieve compression on the spinal cord. During the procedure, the doctor removes the lamina. The lamina is part of the bone that forms the vertebral ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Neurosurgeon Jayant Jagannathan conducts morning rounds ...

A common cause for missed days at work or a trip to the emergency room is the intense back and leg pain that comes from a pinched nerve in the lower back. How does this happen? What are the treatment ...