A new study from orthopedic researchers at The University of Toledo has found lumbar spinal fusion procedures are far more likely to fail in individuals with diabetes. "We've known for a long time ...

For decades, spinal fusion was the go-to answer when a worn-out or herniated disc caused chronic neck or back pain. Take the disc out, fuse the adjacent vertebrae, and eliminate motion at that segment ...

According to the North American Community Hub Statistics (NCHstats), back pain affects four in every five people in the United States. The discomfort and loss of mobility that it causes result in 264 ...

Over 400,000 spinal fusion surgeries are performed annually in the United States and as the population ages, that number is expected to rise. The goal of many spinal fusion surgeries is to reduce or ...

Prehabilitation might help older people recover better from spinal fusion surgery Patients 75 and older who got prehab were less likely to have complications after surgery They also spent less time in ...