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 ...

For years, spine surgery has been judged by what happens early. How long was the hospital stay? Were there complications? Did the patient need another operation? Did pain improve in the first year?

Since the third grade, Birge suffered from Severe Scoliosis. Her ribs rested on her hip from a right curve in her lower spine ...

An endoscopic neurectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that strategically cuts the medial branch nerves (small nerves on your facet joints). We offer endoscopic neurectomies for low back pain.

Osteoporosis and low bone mineral density are among the most consequential and most frequently overlooked risk factors in elective spine surgery, and optimizing bone health before the operating room ...

Surgeries being performed for axial neck, thoracic, and low back pain on normally aging spines was a major reason I quit my spinal surgery practice in 2019. Not only was the success rate low, patients ...

Older spine surgeons treated more complex cases than younger peers and achieved similar patient functional outcomes but still received lower patient satisfaction scores in a new study. In a ...

Neo Medical SA, a Swiss technology company specializing in spine surgery, today announced the U.S. commercial launch of the Neo Instant MIS Access™ platform for posterior thoracic, lumbar, and sacral ...

Athletics OF prospect Ryan Lasko underwent spinal decompression and stabilization surgery resulting from a C6 - C7 vertebra ...

Midland Rockhounds outfielder Ryan Lasko underwent spinal surgery after a head-first collision during Tuesday's game against ...

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 17: Tiger Woods of the United States during the final round of the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 17, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. By then, Woods ...

Hearing that they have "degenerative disc disease" can frighten many people into pursuing spinal surgery. But rather than being pathological, degenerating discs and decreased spinal flexibility are ...