Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal which houses the nerves and spinal cord. Stenosis most commonly affects ...

Lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) and lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) are common spine pathologies with different clinical presentations and interventions. HNP generally has an acute onset ...

Spinal stenosis is one of those conditions that if properly evaluated can be referred on for proper diagnosis and often the patient can receive more specific and more accurate care. Back pain ...

Spinal fusion. This is the most common surgery for chronic nonspecific back pain with degenerative changes ... This is the most common surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. In this procedure ...

Neurological spine surgeon David Yam, MD, has joined the Spine Center at Prosser Memorial Health in Walla Walla, Wash. The ...

As spine surgery continues to evolve with technological advances and a push toward value-based care, more procedures are ...

Cervical stenosis ... on the spinal cord and cause neurological problems. The vertebral canal in the neck can narrow over time due to age-related changes, leading to compression of the spinal cord and ...

We treat all diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine ... and then completed a fellowship in complex spine surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. He sees patients with all ...

Lumbar (lower back) fusions are not common to return from for a variety of reasons. There is a good chance that surgery doesn't help and the pain doesn't improve. In the general population, it's about ...