MORPHOLOGICAL, measurements 1 have shown that the spinal column of the shrew (Sorex) contracts during the winter and lengthens again in the spring. This lengthening is noticeably greater than the ...

At The Oregon Clinic in Portland, neurosurgeon Aqib Zehri, MD, is building a high-acuity spine program with a premise that runs counter to much of modern healthcare: the operating room is not where ...

Spinal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the spinal canal, which is the space in the center of the vertebrae containing the spinal cord and nerve roots. At its most severe or final stage — known as ...

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, ...

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 ...