The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for ...

It's natural to want to get back to your regular activities as soon as possible after surgery for a spinal compression fracture. But a lot depends on the type of operation you get. Two common ...

Discover the crucial early indicators of serious spine damage, understand when back pain signals an emergency, and learn ...

A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs ...

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 ...

Saqib Hasan, MD, is a leader in endoscopic spine surgery in California, and he continues making strides in his practice. Dr. Hasan, of Walnut Creek-based Golden State Orthopedics and Spine, has used ...

spinal stenosis, or deformities such as scoliosis, says Dr Ashish Tomar, Senior Consultant, Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad. “It’s also used in cases of ...

Paramus-based New Jersey Brain and Spine has opened a new 16,222-square-foot facility in Paramus that will offer surgical and nonsurgical care. Providers will treat both pediatric and adult patients, ...