This study lends quantitative evidence to support the popular idea that patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis improve more with surgical intervention than those who have ...

Doctor Craig Forsthoefel enjoys the complexity of the spine and understanding the conditions that cause patients pain and disability. Patients with spinal stenosis often have pain in their back, legs ...

DOCTOR, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SPINAL STENOSIS. IT CAN BE A VERY PAINFUL CONDITION AND IT CAN BECOME SO BAD THAT IT DOES REQUIRE SURGERY AS 11 NEWS ANCHOR LACEY GRIFFITH EXPLAINS. FOR ONE MARYLAND WOMAN, ...

Note: Except where indicated, data are numbers of patients, with percentages in parentheses or means, ± standard deviations in parentheses. r = Spearman correlation coefficients. P = P values. ODI = ...

Many of us experience a sore back now and then. We tend to brush it off as aches and pains caused by doing yard work, pushing too hard in the gym or lifting heavy objects. However, that pain may be ...

Back pain may be common with age and deskbound lives, but when it is accompanied by numbness or weakness, doctors warn it could signal nerve damage that needs timely medical attention.

Many people ignore early back and neck pain until it worsens into serious spine disorders, experts warn. Conditions like disc ...

Dear Dr. Donohue • You have no idea how painful spinal stenosis is. Only oxycodone works. My doctor is afraid that I will become addicted. I am 75. I would rather die an addict than a person in ...

This image of poor Jason Day was taken at the 2016 World Golf Championships. Long time ago, but when you think about Day's career, that's how long—if not longer—he has been dealing with back issues.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Donohue - Sixty-two must be the age when everything falls apart. I'm there. My latest body part to give way is my back.