Michael Markmiller was in excruciating pain for years. The 53-year-old couldn’t walk more than 100 meters without his legs going numb or stand up straight without sharp pains going down his legs. The ...

People with severe back problems may have a new option for relief. A revolutionary spinal fusion surgery is being developed in Southwest Florida, offering an alternative to traditional procedures that ...

According to the North American Community Hub Statistics (NCHstats), back pain affects four in every five people in the United States. The discomfort and loss of mobility that it causes result in 264 ...

A collaboration between civil engineering and neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh could change how spinal fusion surgery is performed and monitored. Associate Professors Amir Alavi, Nitin ...

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 own wedding.

Over 400,000 spinal fusion surgeries are performed annually in the United States and as the population ages, that number is expected to rise. The goal of many spinal fusion surgeries is to reduce or ...

Treating curvature of the spine as an adult often involves pain relief medications, exercise, or spinal injections to soothe symptoms. Surgery may only be necessary for adults with severe curvature or ...

While Kevin Owens had successful fusion surgery on his spine recently, the former WWE Universal Champion says a return to the ring is not a guarantee. “It was very stressful going into it, because we ...

THANK YOU JACKIE. WELL, NEW THIS MORNING, A MOCKSVILLE COUPLE IS EVEN CLOSER AFTER UNDERGOING THE SAME SPINE SURGERY JUST MONTHS APART. I MET THE WILSONS AND THEIR SURGEON TO SEE HOW THIS ALL CAME ...

Broncos safety P.J. Locke underwent back surgery shortly after the team's playoff loss to the Bills, he announced in a 14-minute YouTube video. The first episode of the personal documentary series, ...