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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (KFSN) -- The single leading cause of disability worldwide and one of the most common reasons for missed work is back pain. It is estimated that 31 million Americans are feeling it at ...

COLORADO (KRDO) – Thirteen-year-old Nora Casper knows firsthand how scary spine surgery can be. Diagnosed with congenital scoliosis as a baby, she’s undergone multiple spinal procedures, including her ...

Surgeons use a bony projection at the back of each vertebra called the spinous process to check the robot’s accuracy, laying ...

A cervical foraminotomy is a procedure that decompresses a nerve in the neck. A spine surgeon removes bone or disc pieces that are pressing on the nerves that go from your neck to your arm. The ...

Spine surgery is rapidly evolving as minimally invasive procedures, robotics, AI-guided surgical planning and motion-preserving techniques transform how complex spinal conditions are treated. Across ...