Chronic spinal stenosis affects millions of people worldwide, causing debilitating pain, numbness, and mobility limitations that can severely impact quality of life. This condition occurs when the ...
One of the more common reasons for a visit or call to a doctor? Lower back pain. As the population ages, this complaint becomes even more frequent. Characterized by back, leg and neck pain, spinal ...
Spinal stenosis treatment growth is driven by demand for minimally invasive surgery, new implants, and rising cases in aging populations. Technological advancements such as 3D-printed implants and ...
Ordinarily, you might not think too much about your spinal cord, since it’s protected by your spinal canal. But imagine what might happen if your spinal canal began to narrow around your spinal cord.
Jerry Smith has been on his feet for most of his life. The 80-year-old Great Kills man worked as a doorman for Manhattan night clubs and owned a neighborhood saloon in the 1970s. Three years ago, ...
InspireMD (NSPR) announced the recent presentation and publication of CREST-2 data which demonstrated positive clinical outcomes for carotid artery stenting for patients with asymptomatic carotid ...
Patients with severe aortic stenosis who have no symptoms may benefit more from an aggressive strategy of early valve replacement than from a conservative watch-and-wait approach, according to new ...
Stenting, but not endarterectomy, significantly reduced stroke risk compared with intensive medical therapy alone.