Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery have discovered the unspecialized stem cells that give ...

Treating curvature of the spine as an adult often involves pain relief medications, exercise, or spinal injections to soothe symptoms. Surgery may only be necessary for adults with severe curvature or ...

Over 60% of us will suffer from lower back pain at some point in our lives. Without question, it's the leading cause of disability across the globe. But many conditions can cause the spine to curve ...

Compare hospital ratings for back surgery (spinal fusion). Spinal Fusion is a surgical procedure used to improve stability or reduce pain in the lower back portion of spine by permanently connecting ...

Spine surgeons spend years learning when and how to operate. Recent Becker’s conversations suggest another skill becomes ...

Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical ...

Sharat Saxena underwent a standing MRI before lumbar spine surgery. The upright scan can show how the spine behaves under gravity, helping doctors assess certain posture-related spinal problems and ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of spaces in the spine (backbone), which causes pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerves. The spine care team at University of Utah Health evaluates and treats each ...

Rajiv Sethi, MD, PhD, has been appointed chief of the UCSF Division of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, one of the nation’s premier spine programs. He has also been named co-director of the UCSF Spine ...

The hardest spine operations can require extensive planning, hours in the operating room and significant resources before and after surgery. But the systems that pay for that care do not always ...

The spine in the upper back and abdomen is known as the thoracic spine. It is one of the three major sections of the spinal column. The thoracic spine sits between the cervical spine in the neck and ...