Most people who have it say they wouldn’t wish it on their worst enemies. It’s chronic pain and best estimates say a 100 million Americans suffer from it every day all day. Many turn to surgery and ...

Graduate student Shwetha Ramachandra and Associate Professor Bret Ulery. Ramachandra, who has went through spinal fusion surgery, provides a unique perspective to the research. A University of ...

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, ...

A study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery shows that two-year outcomes of artificial disc replacement for two-level disc disease is an effective alternative to fusion, ...

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 ...

Robotic spine surgery helped Valley grandma Donna Alonso overcome chronic back pain after traditional treatments failed. We take a look into how the surgery works.