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  • Examining the value of lumbar spine surgery

    Since the 1990s the rate of spinal fusion to treat lower back pain has been on the rise. A new prospective clinical study published in the journal Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, found that lumbar fusions were three times more likely to be effective and obtain better patient outcomes, when guidelines for fusion were followed.

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  • Safe exercises for a herniated disk

    Gentle exercises, stretches, and activities can all help relieve the pain of a herniated disk. Exercises can also strengthen and improve flexibility in the spine, neck, and back.

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  • Working from home? Here's how to preserve your posture

    If you're working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, you need to have a work space that's doesn't cause pain or discomfort in your back, neck or legs, a spine specialist says.

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  • What to know about nuclear bone scans

    A nuclear bone scan is an imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to create three-dimensional (3D) images of the bones.

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  • Impact of patient-reported symptom information on lumbar spine MRI Interpretation

    According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), in lumbar spine MRI, presumptive pain generators diagnosed using symptom information from brief electronic questionnaires showed almost perfect agreement with pain generators diagnosed using symptom information from direct patient interviews.

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