New Hampshire and Arkansas were found to have the highest rates of unnecessary spinal fusions and/or laminectomies and vertebroplasties, respectively, according ...

More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal ...

Nixon's Jimena Ibarra was diagnosed with spondylosis and spondylolisthesis, affecting her ability to play, but she still made it out on the volleyball court.

The fictional heavy metal band courted esteemed sideman Nicky Hopkins, Spinal Tap's Harry Shearer reveals in the documentary 'The Session Man' Jeremy Helligar is an Executive Editor at PEOPLE and ...

Austria's President Alexander Van der Bellen, who is overseeing coalition talks following the country's recent election, will undergo spinal surgery, his office said on Saturday. The 80-year-old ...

Dr. Jeremy Denning, a neurosurgeon and spine specialist, explains that back braces reduce pain by minimizing pressure on the spine, allowing you to complete daily tasks and activities like ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

Spinal cord compression—also called cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)— is caused by any condition that puts pressure on the spinal cord. Symptoms may develop suddenly or gradually and may include ...

Senator Lidia Thorpe claims she was brutally assaulted at the MCG earlier this year which left her with a major spinal injury and forced to miss a third of parliamentary sitting days.

A spinal abscess may cause local or radiating back pain, fever, and neurological symptoms. Early diagnosis and treatment are vital for improving a person’s outlook. A spinal cord abscess ...