The Spinal Column

Spinal cord stimulation is an increasingly popular technique used to treat persistent back pain. When other forms of back pain treatment like medication or surgery don’t work, many patients and…

Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is the name given to back pain that persists despite surgical intervention. It’s technically a misnomer, though, as it is not a syndrome but rather…

If you’ve recently been diagnosed with spinal cancer, you’re not alone. Close to 24,000 people per year develop spinal or brain cancer in the United States. While it can be…

Spinal cord tumors can cause a wide range of symptoms, including pain, aches and neurological issues like muscle weakness or loss of sensation. All of these symptoms can make it…

Intramedullary tumors, like all spinal cord tumors, can cause back pain and neurological symptoms like muscle weakness, tingling and loss of sensation. Symptoms like these can progress to the point…

An intradural extramedullary tumor is a spinal cord tumor that causes spinal cord compression — nerves in and around the spinal cord are compressed as the tumor grows in size....

Have you been diagnosed with a spinal meningioma? Planning the details of your spinal meningioma surgery can be more overwhelming than the surgery itself. From making sure that insurance will…

Benign nerve sheath tumors are nervous system disorders that can come in many different forms. They are very amenable to treatment, but sometimes the best option is no treatment at...