A new analysis revealed that Medicare spent roughly $2 billion over three years on unnecessary back surgeries for older adults. This alarming figure comes from research conducted by the nonpartisan ...

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

More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal ...

Spinal fusion and laminectomy procedures were deemed overused for patients with low back pain, excluding those with radicular symptoms, trauma, herniated disc, discitis, spondylosis, myelopathy, ...

Lower back surgery represents a life-changing decision that demands careful consideration. While many view surgery as a ...

Background: Obesity accelerates the development of lumbar disease and increase the risk during surgery. Unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy (UBE) is a newly developed minimally invasive ...

Keywords: unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression (ULBD), lumbar stenosis, adjacent segment disease, laminotomy, decompression Citation: Xu Y, Liu Y, Ding D, Ru B, Wan Q, Ji Z, Liu W, Guo R, ...

If you’re grappling with lower back or neck pain that can be severe and disabling, or restrict your ability to move and function, your doctor may recommend a laminectomy when more conservative ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

Some strategies, such as breathing exercises or listening to calm music, may help you fall back asleep if you wake up during the night. Keep reading for 10 tips to fall back asleep after waking up ...

After falling to the ground on the sideline, Newman was placed on a spinal board and carted off the field. He is on his way to the hospital for evaluation and has been ruled out for the rest of ...

Australian researchers are about to launch a human trial to treat spinal cord injury by transplanting cells from the noses of paralysed patients into the damaged area. Griffith University ...