CLEVELAND, Ohio. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 1.2 million spinal surgeries are performed nationally each year. But sometimes the pain ...

The Baton Rouge-based Spine Center of Louisiana has completed the city’s first Barricaid procedure, a technique designed to reduce the risk of reherniation following discectomy surgery. Orthopedic ...

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

A major medical milestone has been reached right here in the Borderland. A local neurosurgeon at UMC Surgical Hospital recently completed his 300th Oblique Lateral Interbody ...

Lower back surgery represents a life-changing decision that demands careful consideration. While many view surgery as a solution to chronic pain, understanding these seven critical facts helps create ...

If you live with constant lower back pain, surgery can start to look like the only way out. Yet new research from the University of South Australia published in the Australian Health Review shows that ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside has become the first hospital in the region to conduct a post-trial procedure using the innovative TOPS System. As one of the first hospitals in ...

SPRINGFIELD — A local sports medicine doctor has introduced a new osteopathic procedure to Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. The procedure, called Intracept, aims to improve living conditions for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A bundled payment program reduced total episode spending by $1,200 in outpatient spine procedures. The program ...

Volume of spine procedures, pushed down last year by reactions to prominent studies questioning the efficacy of some treatments, is expected to bounce back in 2011, according to Matthew O’Brien, an ...

Researcher found 80% of claim denials were ultimately reversed, reinforcing long-standing concerns raised by AAOS and patient advocates ...