Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains why back surgery is rarely the answer, and what the first ...

Making the choice to undergo back surgery isn’t just a medical decision—it’s a pivotal moment that can transform your quality of life. While many individuals find themselves contemplating this option ...

As spine surgery steadily moves toward outpatient settings, the limiting factors are no longer primarily clinical. Advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and pain management have made far more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

For so many people, back pain feels like an unavoidable fact of life. But what if it didn’t have to be? At University Spine Center, the team of orthopedic spine surgeons is dedicated to reducing pain ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Tiffany Bruce spends every day, all day, thinking about pain. Her own, yes, ...

What they treat: Herniated discs, whiplash, sciatica, or leg pain, and facet syndrome, a condition in which back joints slip out of alignment. ‘‘Most people come to us last, when they are scheduled ...