Spinal fusion and laminectomy procedures were deemed overused for patients with low back pain, excluding those with radicular symptoms, trauma, herniated disc, discitis, spondylosis, myelopathy, ...

More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal ...

The type of back pain you have determines what treatment will be effective. If your pain has been present for a year or more, other factors besides a back injury or arthritis need to be addressed.

A new mattress isn’t a cure-all for back pain. But if your current mattress ... provide pressure relief and help properly align the spine. If you shift to and from side and back positions ...

Throwing your back out is often caused by stiffness in the upper spine. Here’s how to prevent future pain. Throwing your back out is often caused by stiffness in the upper spine. Here’s how to ...

Clifton Park — In Clifton Park, a local doctor is trying to set a standard in regards to pain management, moving away from pain medication, instead opting for alternative pain treatment.

A project at Fraunhofer ILT is developing a new robot-assisted and optically monitored laser surgery system for treatment of spinal canal stenosis. The condition, in which bony constrictions form in ...

In aging societies, back problems ... the underlying cause is spinal canal stenosis. Bony constrictions form in the spinal canal, which press on the spinal cord. Chronic pain and signs of ...

mid and low back pain) or in combination with an adjacent anatomical region (eg, neck and shoulder pain) were eligible for inclusion. We included all measures of spinal pain intensity, frequency and ...

Lower back pain when walking can occur for a variety of reasons. It can result from injuries, fatigue, or an underlying condition. Specific injuries, like muscle strains, can affect the ligaments in ...