Characterized by back, leg and neck pain, spinal stenosis affects more than 200,000 adults in the United States and an estimated 103 million people worldwide. In patients over age 65, it is the ...

Spinal stenosis, characterized by the narrowing of the spinal canal, compresses neural elements and predominantly affects the lumbar and cervical spine. Symptoms include pain, numbness ...

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From technologies to payer systems, many aspects of spine surgery and care that promise benefits could be causing more trouble instead.

It is a common cause of neck pain and is more common in elderly patients. Up to 26% percent of people over the age of 64 may have cervical stenosis despite not having any symptoms. The spinal cord is ...

Mild or severe lower back pain when walking can be caused by an injury, muscle fatigue, or a medical condition that affects ...

The spine's critical functionalities include movement, stability, and protection of the spinal cord while common spinal ...

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Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

The good news is that we can help improve discomfort or mobility with treatments or even surgery.” The more serious spinal ...

In aging societies, back problems have become a widespread debilitating condition. In many cases, the underlying cause is ...