According to the North American Community Hub Statistics (NCHstats), back pain affects four in every five people in the United States. The discomfort and loss of mobility that it causes result in 264 ...

Moving complex spine to ASCs saves 60%, but professionals warn that standard facilities aren't ready, as it takes ...

A new study led by orthopedic spine surgeon Steven J. Girdler, MD, of DISC Surgery Center, shows that even the most complex spinal fusions--anterior-posterior lumbar interbody fusions (ALIF + PSF, ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

For many living with chronic back pain, the prospect of spinal fusion surgery can feel daunting — lengthy recovery, permanent ...

Dr. Stanley Hoang with Ochsner LSU Health recently completed the first-ever awake dual approach spinal fusion surgery. Using ...

Corpectomy and laminectomy are two surgical options to treat neck and back pain. The procedures are similar, but a corpectomy is more complex and typically has a longer recovery timeline. Corpectomy ...

If you live with constant lower back pain, surgery can start to look like the only way out. Yet new research from the ...