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Dear Abby: My husband works out of state for an oil rigging company 20 days out of the month. He gets 10 days off. When he comes home, we may have two days of quality time together. The rest of his ...

A man has gone viral after posting dramatic before-and-after X-rays of his spine following surgery to correct severe ...

The Today host celebrated his milestone birthday on June 22 and opened up to PEOPLE about how he’s feeling after undergoing an Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion surgery, in which an ...

People often experience muscle pain after spinal fusion surgery due to the surgical techniques involved. However, different techniques can cause less pain, and medications can help reduce the ...

Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes the bony arch from one or more of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This widens the space around your spine and can help ...

If you get spinal fusion surgery, the cut is larger and ... Often, back pain will start to ease up 24 to 48 hours after the operation. For some people it may take longer -- up to 3 days -- to ...

People can typically expect to stay in the hospital for 1 to 4 days after lumbar decompression surgery. A day after the surgery, medical professionals may encourage a person to begin walking and ...

About 20% of people who have spinal surgery may feel pain, known as post-laminectomy syndrome (PLS), afterward. In addition to pain, PLS may cause tingling, weakness, numbness, or stiffness in the ...

At the Medical University of South Carolina, researchers have made a promising discovery that could change the way doctors ...

A new partnership between Eugene transitional housing community Everyone Village and PeaceHealth will provide meals, peer ...