Back surgery can be a life-changing decision. For many, it promises relief from chronic pain and a return to a more active life. However — as with any major medical procedure — it’s essential to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains why back surgery is rarely the answer, and what the first ...

Kern Singh, MD, professor and chief of spine surgery at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center, has been performing outpatient spine procedures for almost two decades, long enough to see the ...

As spine surgery steadily moves toward outpatient settings, the factors limiting broader adoption are no longer primarily clinical. Advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and pain management have ...

Building a top-notch spine surgery fellowship takes time, but this surgeon is looking to set a new standard for how fellowships train young surgeons. Ronjon Paul, MD, a spine surgeon who joined ...

Spine technologies tout improved precision, efficiency and patient outcomes but they come at a hefty price tag, especially in ASC settings. Surgeons discuss the technologies that have provided the ...

Older spine surgeons treated more complex cases than younger peers and achieved similar patient functional outcomes but still received lower patient satisfaction scores in a new study. In a ...

Alliance Orthopedics is excited to welcome Dr. Gino Chiappetta, M.D., to its team of distinguished providers. Gino Chiappetta brings over 18 years of excellence in delivering elite spine care. We are ...