January 15, 2010 — Surgeons are relying too heavily on imaging to diagnose lumbar spinal stenosis and to determine the need for surgery to correct this condition, a new commentary suggests. In the ...

More than 20,000 patients have been treated with a minimally invasive procedure designed to relieve pain from lumbar stenosis. Now, one company is using Fitbits in a trial to measure improvements in ...

Patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis with the mild decompression procedure reported sustained improvements in pain and mobility after one year and experienced no serious adverse events, ...

Short-term results of minimally invasive lumbar canal decompression indicate that the procedure benefits patients who are having difficulty recovering from postoperative pain, according to a study ...

Patients undergoing Vertos Medical’s minimally invasive lumbar spinal stenosis procedure will receive increased reimbursement under new CMS rules, according to a Dec. 8 news release. Starting Jan. 1, ...

Dr. Justin Grant, DO, a fellowship-trained sports medicine provider at Colorado Advanced Orthopedics (CAO), is certified in nerve conduction study (NCS) and needle electromyography (EMG). NCS ...

In this case-control study we wished to answer the following questions: 1) does a single SM alter corticospinal excitability of the erector spinae muscles in patients with chronic LBP or in ...

The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression and sagittal and coronal alignment while preserving posterior structures resulted in ...

A new, highly accurate, neuromonitoring method that can be used during thoracic spine surgery to prevent malpositioning of pedicle screws such that they enter the spinal canal and possibly cause ...