Spinal stenosis is one of the most common age-related back problems. And it isn't pleasant. It usually results from years of osteoarthritis, a thickening of the body's ligaments that connect the bones ...

NEITHER GLASSES. NORMALLY A BUSY WOMAN WHO LIKES TO TRAVEL. BUT SHE SAYS HER SPINAL STENOSIS DIAGNOSIS TWO YEARS AGO CHANGED EVERYTHING. IT WAS DEBILITATING. I COULDN’T EVEN WALK. I WAS IN A ...

When doctors say arthritis, we typically think of stiffness in the knees and other joints. There are many types of arthritis, but osteo-arthritis is a normal aging process that occurs in everyone if ...

For patients with spinal stenosis, long-term outcomes are comparable with surgery or conservative treatment, reports a new study. While earlier reports suggested an advantage of surgery, the updated ...

The incidence of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is estimated at 8%-11% of the population of the United States, with some 2.4 million Americans expected to be affected by 2021. [1] Many of these patients ...

Temple Health is on the forefront of a cutting edge procedure that will change how a common condition is treated. Spinal stenosis occurs with normal wear and tear of an aging body. But that doesn't ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postoperative rehabilitation provides no additional benefit after spinal stenosis surgery, according to the ...

Spinal stenosis is a very common condition, especially as we age. It is a sharp, electrical pain in the lower limbs. Many patients also experience a weakness, burning or heaviness in their feet and ...

In one of the three most common back conditions for which patients seek treatment, surgery proved to have substantially better results than non-surgical remedies, according to Dartmouth-led research.

Complication risk for the operative treatment of spinal stenosis is higher when the surgeon performing the intervention performs fewer than four per year, according to a recent study. “For patients ...

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, underwent surgery Monday to treat spinal stenosis, according to her office. Dr. Judith L. Gorelick, a board-certified neurosurgeon, performed the surgery at ...

Rheumatoid arthritis often involves your wrists, knees, and feet. But it can also affect your spine. Most of the time, this kind of back pain responds well to arthritis treatments such as biologics.