Christopher Shaffrey, MD, has seen spine care evolve through rapid innovation.  But as outcomes and complication rates face greater scrutiny, the chief of the spine division at Durham, N.C.-based Duke ...

A Connecticut woman spent more than a decade living with back pain so severe she feared she wouldn’t be able to stand at her ...

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 ...

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

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A relatively new procedure at Southcoast Health could be life-changing for patients experiencing chronic back pain. According to the National Institutes of Health, back ...

The spine field has seen important advances in treatments but there are some areas that have yet to be solved, Roger Härtl, MD, said. Dr. Härtl, of Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell ...

Back surgeries are some of the most common operations in Florida, but also the most risky and often unnecessary. New research proves why anyone suffering from back pain should approach surgery ...

Duluth, GA - October 24 : Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with President-elect Donald Trump. RFK Jr. has pledged to Make America Healthy Again (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty ...

LaPorta initially believed his season was not over, but the injury failing to get any better led to the end of his season, His mindset went from a two-to-three-week recovery window to realizing ...