Robotic spine surgery helped Donna Alonso overcome chronic back pain after traditional treatments failed. Learn how this ...

Innovations in spine surgery are opening up new opportunities for patient quality and reducing complications. Surgeons say minimally invasive approaches have reduced wound drainage, infections and ...

For many spine and orthopedic leaders, the ASC and outpatient migration will be a defining element of 2026. From innovations and collaborations, the ASC will be a pivotal point for spine care, ...

Endoscopic spine surgery is a revolutionary, minimally invasive procedure for spine care. This procedure uses small tools and an endoscope with an angled camera lens to magnify and illuminate your ...

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.

Chronic back pain can severely impact daily life, limiting mobility and diminishing quality of life. Many patients hesitate to consider surgery, fearing its effectiveness or the potential risks ...

Operating before birth can minimize nerve damage caused by severe defects in tissue around the spinal column. Lexi and Joshuwa Royer play with their 17-month-old son, Charley, at their home in Alpine, ...

Surgical treatments for spinal stenosis include laminectomy, discectomy, and spinal fusion. A doctor may recommend surgery for spinal stenosis in severe cases or if nonsurgical methods do not help ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

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 ...

Second only to the common cold as the most-cited reason for lost work productivity, back pain is an all too familiar misery that will affect most people during their lifetime. Why does just about ...

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, ...