Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

OSF HealthCare in Illinois offers advanced non-invasive endoscopic spine surgery, giving patients like Tyler Stratman fast ...

In spine surgery, innovation rarely arrives as a single breakthrough. More often, it is iterative, shaped in operating rooms, refined in cadaver labs and tested in the quiet friction points of real ...

An emerging type of minimally invasive spine surgery reduces the use of pain medication in patients' recovery compared to those who undergo other less minimally invasive spine surgery, which use ...

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 ...

Whether you are experiencing lower back pain or leg numbness, or if you have a painful herniated disc, there is an “ultra minimally invasive” spine surgery option that uses even smaller incisions that ...

From findings on opioid use, prior authorization and spine navigation, here are 10 key studies Becker’s reported on in the first quarter of 2026. 1. Carlsmed’s aprevo implant for lumbar spine surgery ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...