Medical City Weatherford (Texas) added a spine surgery program for the first time in more than a decade, according to a Dec. 12 news release. The hospital’s new program includes posterior lumbar ...

For years, debate around endoscopic spine surgery centered on whether the technique was ready for broad adoption. Questions about safety, durability, and outcomes dominated discussions among surgeons, ...

Lown researchers found that U.S. hospitals performed more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries ...

Medical City Weatherford (Texas) added a spine surgery program for the first time in more than a decade, according to a Dec. 12 news release. The hospital’s new program includes posterior lumbar ...

Tiger Woods has undergone surgery after suffering another major injury. Woods, 49, announced Saturday that he recently underwent lumbar disk replacement surgery for a collapsed disc and a compromised ...

U.S. hospitals have performed more than 200,000 unnecessary vertebroplasty, spinal fusion and laminectomy operations since 2020, costing Medicare nearly $2 billion, according to research from the Lown ...

A picture of Amy Schumer using a walker has gone viral on social media. The popular American stand-up comedian and actress shared a photo on her official Instagram page on Friday, August 8, wearing ...

Amy Schumer is recovering after undergoing a surgical procedure on her spine. Schumer shared details with her followers on social media after her surgery, posting a photo on Instagram Aug. 8. In the ...

Laminectomy is a surgical intervention frequently employed to alleviate symptoms associated with spinal stenosis, characterized by the narrowing of the spinal canal and resultant nerve compression.

Deb Steiner, unit assistant at McLaren Greater Lansing, strives to make a difference in the lives of her patients and improve their experience while at the hospital. However, chronic back pain, which ...