Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

Rheumatoid arthritis often involves your wrists, knees, and feet. But it can also affect your spine. Most of the time, this kind of back pain responds well to arthritis treatments such as biologics.

Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

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Virtua Health, the largest health system in southern New Jersey, has introduced a significant advancement in spine surgery. Virtua Health is the first organization in the Philadelphia and South Jersey ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a 70-year-old active dentist and pharmacist with chronic lower back pain. My MRI shows a compressed/extruded disc in contact with a specific nerve. It is extruded by 5 mm. I know ...

Back pain affects millions of Americans each year, with pinched nerves ranking among the most uncomfortable and disruptive causes. This specific type of discomfort occurs when surrounding tissues—like ...

Pardon Dr. Tim Tollestrup’s tunnel vision. The Henderson peripheral nerve surgeon has two fingers inserted into a 53-year-old woman’s left ankle during surgery to correct tarsal tunnel syndrome, the ...