Protecting your posture isn’t just about appearance. It’s about staying strong, mobile and independent as you age.

In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully ...

Karla Flores had a tumor strangling her spinal cord near the base of her skull. Doctors weighed whether they should attempt a ...

Wearing a back brace when you have a spinal compression fracture is similar to wearing a cast when you have a broken arm. It's made of a rigid frame that takes pressure off the painful bone and ...

It appears to be an effective treatment for patients with DLBP who have poor outcomes after open lumbar spine surgery. A total of 12 patients who underwent RFA of the SVN for DLBP following lumbar ...

Look for spinal support at the top, ample lumbar support to keep your lower back straight, and a seat that’s positioned to keep your hips open. Also, go for chairs that take movement into ...

Your spinal cord runs down from your neck to your lower back through a hole in the center of your vertebral bones. Located between each vertebral bone is a rubbery disc that acts as a shock absorber ...

pathological fractures requiring surgery and/or radiation to bone, spinal cord compression and hypercalcemia. It correlates with quality of life and survival. Osteolytic bone lesions are the ...

Sleeping on your back is one of the most recommended positions (unless you’re prone to snoring), as it promotes proper spinal alignment, helps prevent skin imperfections and reduces sinus ...

Prehabilitation interventions prior to elective lumbar spine procedure may provide modest reductions in pain, disability, and health care costs, however, due to suboptimal certainty of evidence, ...

Lumbar total disc replacement patients tended to have more facet injections following surgery compared to those having anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study published in the ...