Approximately 500,000 Americans undergo back surgery to relieve their pain every year. But the American Society of Anesthesiologists estimates that 20 to 40% of those surgeries fail - leaving folks ...

Many Philadelphians suffering from back and neck pain are reluctant to seek help, perhaps worried that the only two fixes are bed rest or major surgery. But advances in surgical techniques are ...

How does basal vertebral nerve ablation compare to traditional back surgery? A new procedure called basal vertebral nerve ablation may provide long-term relief for adults with chronic vertebrogenic ...

If you live with constant lower back pain, surgery can start to look like the only way out. Yet new research from the University of South Australia published in the Australian Health Review shows that ...

Tiger Woods has undergone another back surgery, announcing Saturday evening on social media that his latest procedure was performed Friday in New York after doctors discovered a collapsed lumbar disc.

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Tiffany Bruce spends every day, all day, thinking about pain. Her own, yes, ...

If you live long enough, your back will complain. Low back pain is now the most expensive health problem in the United States. In 2016, Americans spent an estimated $134.5 billion on low back and neck ...