A herniated disc, also called slipped disk, can cause back and neck pain, numbness, weakness, and difficulty walking.
This condition refers to a problem with the cushions that separate the bones in your spine. These cushions called discs, act as shock absorbers to provide cushioning and flexibility to your spinal cord.
In recent years, ‘laser spine surgery’ has become a very popular term and generated a lot of interest from people looking for relief from back pain. In this article, we will explore what laser spine surgery entails and how it differs from traditional spine surgery.
Even superheroes get hurt. Many times, this trauma is inflicted upon the brain or spine. Comic book heroes and villains have a unique ability to withstand extreme trauma to their central nervous system- they are super, after all.
Lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap, can be used as a diagnostic tool for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), previously known a pseudotumor cerebri.
Lumbar foraminal stenosis can cause significant pain and discomfort from a pinched nerve in the spine. Lumbar foraminotomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that can treat leg and sciatic pain associated with foraminal and spinal stenosis.
