MUNCIE, Ind. – Nothing ruins your day faster than back pain. No matter what you do, how you sit, how you stand, how you stretch and how much heat, ice, or both, you put on it, it just won't seem to go ...

It’s National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, and The Queen’s Medical Center is taking the opportunity to educate the public about the latest advancements in spinal cord treatments. Dr. Lance ...

Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (EMISS) is a groundbreaking advancement in spine care. Utilizing specialized instruments and endoscopic cameras, EMISS substantially reduces tissue ...

Frank Phillips, MD, co-founded the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Minimally Invasive Spine Institute in Chicago. There, he works with spine surgeon colleagues to treat a wide variety of spinal ...

Relative to the history of surgical care in the world, the concept of minimally invasive spine surgery has more recently emerged with longer-term data to support its effectiveness in successfully ...

Decades ago, back operations involved long surgeries, lengthy recoveries and extended hospital stays. Open spine surgeries often comprised of large incisions, leading to post-operative pain and long ...

A recent advancement in minimally invasive spine surgery, unilateral biportal endoscopy integrates the principles of both microscopic and endoscopic techniques. It utilizes two independent portals — ...

Industry-first augmented-reality surgical navigation technology supports Philips’ expansion in the fast growing image-guided minimally-invasive surgery market. A combination of 3D X-ray imaging and ...

Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) started to take off in the 1990’s and has since become far more common for spinal conditions such as degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, spinal stenosis ...

Elanor Ferguson wants to set a record as the fastest woman to walk the event with a fused spine.

Patients in Clifton exploring minimally invasive spine surgery in Clifton should understand its advantages, such as reduced incision size and minimal muscle disruption. This technique employs precise ...