Whether it’s a dull ache or sharp spasm, pain between the shoulder blades can be caused by a variety of things. It can be due to bad posture while staring at a computer screen all day, an exercise ...

There is something special going on inside NYU Langone’s thoracic surgery service line.  Not only does the thoracic surgery team perform more surgeries than the national average, it reports no 30- and ...

Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center is opening a 12,000-square-foot outpatient spine surgery, orthopedics and pain management facility in Carlsbad, Calif., according to a March 31 report ...

Long-term infliximab use in rheumatoid arthritis patients may reduce the risk of cervical spine deformity, new research ...

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Doctors at Riley Hospital for Children recently performed a rare surgery on a baby from Booneville, who was suffering from ...

Having a higher socioeconomic status is associated with greater rates of surgical resource usage before spinal fusions, ...

Posture correction involves retraining yourself to not slouch or hunch your body. Find realistic ways to improve your posture ...

As a high school teacher and baseball coach, Steve Loutzenhiser is used to an active life, describing himself as “super ...

The study, titled Biomechanical Evaluation of Cervical Interbody Fusion Cages for Anterior ... a common complication in spinal fusion surgery. Improved Biomechanical Stability – The study confirmed ...

If these treatments are not effective, surgery is another option ... This can cause: pain in the neck, shoulders, and back pain when moving numbness or tingling in the shoulders, arms, or fingers ...

Maintaining neck strength and stability was ... "I've been able to play with no back pain, no complications from the surgery, which has been great," Nyborg said. "It's been great to play without ...