By contrast, ChatGPT 4.0 hit 100% accuracy for diagnostic testing and a 33% accuracy rate for surgical intervention ...

If you experience severe or sudden calf pain or suddenly have trouble moving or walking, it’s time to contact a healthcare ...

VertexPharma wants to transform the treatment of pain. An upcoming sciatica clinical trial readout will be pivotal.

Vertex has reached a key moment because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing its candidate, suzetrigine, ...

A chart-review study found low-dose dexamethasone mixed with local anesthetic was the optimal injectate for use in ILESIs for lumbar radiculopathy.

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

As was noted in this space some time ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was considering an employer’s petition for allowance ...

Morgan Stanley analyst Terence Flynn raised the firm’s price target on Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) to $476 from $473 and keeps an Equal ...

Terence Flynn, an analyst from Morgan Stanley, maintained the Hold rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX – Research Report). The ...

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

While the associated leg pain may only be temporary, it can sometimes persist and may even become permanent for some people. Disc herniation (or bulge) is another common cause of lumbar radiculopathy.

We also use the robots, because of my lower back issues: DDD, Sciatica, Radiculopathy, Lumbar Spondylosis with the occasional herniated or bulging disc all between L1-S1 of my lower spine ...