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Endoscopic spinal surgery can treat degenerative problems with minimal downtime—you’re back to work the next day. Last August, the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medi...

A South Dakota neurosurgeon made millions of dollars by performing unnecessary and dangerous surgeries, including one that left a patient partially paralyzed, federal prosecutors contend in a lawsuit...

Virtual reality (VR) is quickly establishing itself as a prominent force in the medical field. This technology holds promise in revolutionizing the healthcare industry, with applications ranging from...

The OLLIF procedure, which stands for Oblique Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion, has revolutionized the treatment of degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis/arthritis and degenerative scoliosis. This...

Robot assisted surgeries could decrease the number of opioids prescribed for post-operative recovery and lessen the cost of the medical procedure through shorter hospital stays, according to Mayo Clin...

Dr. Samuel Joseph, founder of the Joseph Spine Institute (JSI) of Tampa Bay, performs the Tampa Bay area's first Robotic Endoscopically Assisted Percutaneous Outpatient Spinal Fusion at Memorial H...

Researchers may have found a way to press pause on spinal disc injuries, giving doctors more time to treat them before worse issues develop. The Penn Medicine-led team discovered that cells in the out...

back pain is considered the third most burdensome condition in the U.S. One reason is that there is no one-size-fits-all treatment. Depending on the severity of the pain, its location, and what the un...

A new study suggests that electrical stimulation devices may produce clinically significant increases in arthrodesis rates among patients undergoing spinal fusion. The results revealed that among the...

 Among 51 patients with pseudarthrosis who underwent revision lumbar spine surgery and had intraoperative cultures, investigators found female gender was the only factor that was protective again...

 Patients seeking treatment for debilitating neck or back conditions may benefit from a new-cutting edge tool in use at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The Department of Neuro...

The 34-year-old, who's originally from Molesey in the UK and is now based in Perth, risks internal decapitation -- the severing of the ligaments that attach the spine to the skull -- every time sh...