CLEVELAND, Ohio. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than 1.2 million spinal surgeries are performed nationally each year. But sometimes the pain ...

Whether you are experiencing lower back pain or leg numbness, or if you have a painful herniated disc, there is an “ultra minimally invasive” spine surgery option that uses even smaller incisions that ...

A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles. My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of the lower back and referred me to an orthopedic ...

Shortstop Aidan Miller, the Philadelphia Phillies’ No. 1 prospect, will undergo surgery June 5 as a result of a recurrence of low back pain during his rehabilitation. “Phillies infielder Aidan Miller ...

The Nuggets forward will be out indefinitely after the surgery on his lower back. From NBA.com News Services Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds this season. Denver Nuggets ...