Lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most common drivers of back-and-leg pain in adults over 50, and it’s the top reason ...

Rajiv Sethi, MD, PhD, has been appointed chief of the UCSF Division of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, one of the nation’s premier spine programs. He has also been named co-director of the UCSF Spine ...

Surgeons who perform a type of spinal surgery for scoliosis, which the FDA approved in 2019, say insurance companies aren’t aligning their policies with the latest medical research. Anne Marie ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A doctor in Shreveport has performed a groundbreaking new surgery for the first time ever in the world. Dr. Stanley Hoang with Ochsner LSU Health recently completed the ...

The TV star confirmed earlier this month she was to undergo major spinal surgery after years of suffering with chronic back pain. The physician, who had been struggling with severe spinal stenosis, ...

The number of times this week I have heard people talk excitedly about their upcoming back surgery has left me genuinely disheartened. Not because surgery never has a place - but because it highlights ...

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 ...

Louisiana doctors, Dr. Lawrence Haber and Dr. Ryan Farmer, have performed the first ever robotic-assisted pediatric spine surgery in Louisiana and the Gulf South. The duo at Ochsner Children's work ...