Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spine surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) reported promising findings for adolescent athletes suffering from pars fracture, a common cause of adolescent back pain ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My mom had a compression fracture to her L2 vertebrae due to osteoporosis. Her head leans forward constantly. It has created difficulty for her when looking forward while walking and ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that routine bone scans include a vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) to check for undiagnosed osteoporotic spinal ...

Carthage, Ill.-based Memorial Hospital is partnering with Quincy Medical Group to add spine services. Philip Meinhardt, MD, will join the hospital, according to a May 11 news release from the hospital ...