Some types of neck surgery include cervical discectomy, cervical fusion, cervical disc replacement, and laminectomy. These procedures address a variety of conditions affecting the top part of the ...

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, ...

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 ...

From an early age, Dr. Kelli Crabtree-Wilson was fascinated by the human nervous system. Personal experiences sparked her ...

The type of back surgery you may need depends on what’s causing your back pain. Procedures that treat compression of the spinal cord, such as laminectomy and spinal fusion, are among the most common ...

A study of Medicare patients shows that costlier, more complex spinal fusion surgeries are on the rise — and sometimes done unnecessarily — for a common lower back condition caused by aging and ...

On Friday, Tiger Woods underwent surgery for the seventh time on his back, this time receiving a Lumbar disc replacement in ...

The research will focus on recruiting and turning stem cells into bone cells for the spines of humans, cats and dogs.

MUSKEGON, Mich. — 74-year-old Debbie Reed suffered from a failed spinal fusion surgery in July of 2023, which left her unable to walk hardly at all, until a Muskegon neurosurgeon relieved her pain ...