Dr. James Rathmell answers the question: 'Leg Pain Due To Poor Blood Flow?' — -- Question: How Do I Know That My Leg Pain Is Due To Poor Blood Flow (Claudication)? Answer: It can be very ...

The Lown Institute called out dozens of hospitals for performing unnecessary surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries with low back pain, putting patients at risk of serious complications with no evidence ...

Q: I have pain in my buttocks and outer thighs that comes on if I walk or stand for a while. It gets better when I sit or bend forward. This has been going on for a couple of months. My best friend ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower part of the back. This causes discomfort in the legs when standing or walking because of pressure on the spinal nerves. This ...

CHICAGO — A minimally invasive percutaneous interspinous process device (IPD; Aperius) showed noninferiority to standard open spinal decompressive surgery (SDS) in the treatment of degenerative lumbar ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lumbar facet arthroplasty was associated with superior outcomes vs. spinal fusion for stenosis and ...

This week we are going to discuss a condition of the spine that occurs in both the neck and back and can make certain positions almost intolerable. The condition is spinal stenosis, specifically ...

This week we are going to discuss a very prevalent cause of low back and leg pain with sciatica—lumbar spinal stenosis. There are two types of lumbar spinal stenosis and both involve narrowing of the ...

Evidence-based recommendations on interspinous distraction procedures for lumbar spinal stenosis causing neurogenic claudication. This involves implanting a device into the space between two back ...