The gold standard treatment for symptomatic lumbar stenosis refractory to conservative management is a facet-preserving laminectomy. New techniques of posterior decompression have been developed to ...

Spinal Epidural Hematoma: MRI of the Thoracic Spine; (Left) T1-weighted; (Right) T2-weighted. Note the large extradural lesion which compresses the thecal sac from L2 through S1. It is isointense on ...

Traditionally, the surgical management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis consisted of decompressive laminectomy alone. In 1985, Lombardi and colleagues [7] reported the results of 47 ...

For back pain, spinal decompression therapy is a noninvasive, natural treatment that puts a new twist on traditional therapy.

The decompressive laminectomy is a common treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis. Generally, surgeons use grinding tools to remove laminae under the guidance of intraoperative medical images. To improve ...

A 65-year-old man presented to the ED with 1 day of acute onset mid-thoracic and low back pain, difficulty ambulating and paresthesias in bilateral upper and lower extremities.He denied any ...

Utilizing the Accu-SPINA system, a computer-controlled device for precision decompression, IDD Therapy targets compressed spinal discs—often the cause of herniated or bulging discs and sciatica.

Excite Medical will showcase the DRX9000 spinal decompression machine at the Life Extravaganza, demonstrating its effectiveness in treating low back pain.

About 300 patients (mean age, 66) were randomized to surgery (posterior decompressive laminectomy with fusion) or no surgery. At 1 year, about 40% of patients in each group had crossed over to the ...

Lumbar decompression surgery may help people with certain spinal conditions, potentially relieving pain and other symptoms. Learn more here.

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: Years ago, my doctor prescribed 800 milligrams of ibuprofen three times a day. I was waiting for spinal laminectomy surgery due to a herniated disk. My stomach began to ...