Adjacent segment disease can be the culprit if your back or neck pain comes back after a successful fusion. That…
Pain in the low back and buttock that makes stairs or rolling over in bed miserable is easy to blame…
A kyphoplasty involves making space with a small balloon then filling it with bone cement. It’s a minimally invasive procedure…
A woman in her seventies lifts a bag of potting soil out of the car trunk. She feels a sharp…
Foraminal stenosis happens when the small tunnel a spinal nerve travels through starts to narrow. That narrowing puts pressure on…
A search for the best spine surgeon in San Diego turns up dozens of practice websites. Many use the same…
An ependymoma is a rare tumor. It forms in the cells lining the brain’s ventricles or the spinal cord’s central…
A surgeon just recommended back surgery and your world grinds to a halt. A simple yet difficult question swallows everything…
Leaving the hospital after spine surgery can feel rushed. A nurse reviews a folder of papers, and someone helps into…
At the kitchen table, the coffee mug lands harder than usual. A shirt button takes longer. On the stairs, one…