Lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most common drivers of back-and-leg pain in adults over 50, and it’s the top reason ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 90-year-old woman, and I consider myself reasonably healthy, except for one problem. I have severe lumbar spinal stenosis. For a number of years, I’ve been receiving an epidural ...

Park City, Utah-based Southwest Spine & Pain Center is now offering the Minuteman procedure for spinal stenosis, St. George News reports. 1. Designed by Spinal Simplicity, Minuteman treats lumbar ...

A laminoplasty is a surgical procedure that helps relieve pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. It involves opening a section of the lamina, a bony structure that sits on top of the spinal canal.

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 ...

Spinal stenosis is a common condition, which with the availability of modern imaging facilities is now being increasingly recognized as a cause of low back pain and radiculopathy (leg pain) in the ...

House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) is set to undergo surgery on Monday to treat spinal stenosis at Griffin Hospital in her home state of Connecticut. Neurosurgeon Dr. Judith L.

Medical device maker Vertos Medical raked in $26 million on Wednesday in a Series C funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. The company, which is based in Aliso Viejo, California, develops ...

You may get away with ignoring a slipped disc and using temporary fixes like heat packs or painkillers but over time it can lead to serious conditions like Sciatica or Spinal Stenosis. Sciatica ...

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.