I’m an 83-year-old female who’s in good health. I don’t take any prescriptions, and I’m not overweight. I donate blood ...

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DEGENERATIVE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS IS A CONDITION WHERE ONE OF THE BONES IN YOUR BODY, IN YOUR SPINE, THE VERTEBRA SLIPS FORWARD ON THE ONE BELOW IT. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SPINE SURGEON DOCTOR DAVID FALK ...

Surgical treatments for spinal stenosis include laminectomy, discectomy, and spinal fusion. A doctor may recommend surgery for spinal stenosis in severe cases or if nonsurgical methods do not help ...

A leading spine surgeon has revealed the simple daily habits he follows to protect his spine—and what to do if you're one of the millions who suffers from back pain. Dr Colin Natalia, a consultant at ...

Okubadejo recommended “dead bugs” instead. These entail lying on your back and slowly extending your opposite arm and leg while keeping your lower back pressed to the floor. These will work your abs, ...

In spine surgery, some of the most important decisions are made when something appears to be going wrong. A neuromonitoring signal suddenly disappears. An alarm sounds. A tracing drops. The surgeon ...

Irritable bowel syndrome—better known as IBS—is a condition with a lot of mystery around it. Doctors aren’t entirely sure what causes IBS and there is a big range of symptoms. With that, it’s ...

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At some point, 60% of the population has had or will have lower back pain, says Kin M. Yuen, M.D., a sleep medicine specialist at UCSF Health in San Francisco, California. That means at any one point, ...

Spinal epidural abscess is an infection in the epidural space. Patients typically present with localized back or neck pain (or both) that is accompanied by fever or neurologic symptoms. Magnetic ...