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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Samuel Joseph, MD, performed two different milestone spine procedures covered by Becker’s ASC Review this year. 1. Jaime Gasco, MD, performed El Paso, Texas’s first outpatient lumbar spinal fusion in ...

Coding for lumbar spinal fusion procedures in ASCs or outpatient centers is much different than coding for spinal fusion in the inpatient setting, according to the American Academy of Professional ...

A new study from orthopedic researchers at The University of Toledo has found lumbar spinal fusion procedures are far more likely to fail in individuals with diabetes. "We've known for a long time ...

Anyone who suffers from frequent back and neck pain, whether from general wear and tear (degenerative disc disease), or an accident, knows how debilitating it can be. When stretches, medication, ...

No significant association was seen between type of index operation and need for revision surgery among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS), according to a cohort study. Among 328 ...

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.