Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure doctors can use to treat many different problems in your back or neck. The surgery joins two or more of your vertebrae together, which can: stabilize and align ...

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 ...

Sex-based anatomical differences in the pelvis make it essential that surgeons approach men and women differently when fusing ...

Back pain can be a silent disruptor. It is not only painful but also disturbs sleep, saps your energy, and slowly erodes your quality of life. The pain can become so constant and debilitating for some ...

Many structural and pain problems associated with spinal disorders can be corrected with minimally invasive techniques. There are several advantages of using these procedures over traditional ...

Get ready to reconsider everything you thought you knew about back surgery. New advances in ultrasonic surgical tools by pioneer Dr. Dilan Ellegala have opened up new possibilities for those with back ...

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.

Whether to have back surgery can be a controversial decision but a new procedure to reverse it may be even more controversial. Bobbie Jo Ramirez says she would never have attempted to jump or catch a ...

In the wake of Tiger Woods’s arrest on Memorial Day for driving under the influence, much attention has been paid to his drug use. The incident — wherein he was found asleep at the steering wheel ...

Professional golfer Tiger Woods had his seventh career back surgery in October. Here is a timeline of his surgeries: 2014: Charles Rich, MD, completed a microdiscectomy procedure on Mr. Woods. 2015: ...