Spine

Baxano's iO-Flex System was successfully used at Olympia Medical Center in Los Angeles for minimally invasive treatment of foraminal lumbar stenosis, according to an Olympia Medical Center news release.

During September, the Laser Spine Institute will be conducting medical seminars across the United States to share information regarding treatment for back and neck injuries, according to a company news release.

Researchers have developed a prediction rule estimating the probability that a patient suffering from nonspecific neck pain will develop chronic neck pain, according to an article published in Spine.

A New York state investigation of Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., faulted the hospital in a case where a student physician performed a complex spine operation under the supervision of a physician unqualified to oversee the procedure, according to…

Full-time, board-certified pain management physician needed to join fast growing spine surgery center in Salem, Ore.

David S. Rosen, MD, a neurosurgeon with a professional interest in treating complex and minimally invasive surgery, joined Orlando Neurosurgery in Florida, according to a practice news release.

In order to reduce high healthcare costs for patients with lower back pain, physicians should focus on patients with severe pain and depressive comorbidity, according to a study published in Spine.

Employing the discography procedure in order to determine the source of a patient's pain may accelerate disc degeneration, according to a recent study detailed in an article from The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

An increasing trend in orthopedics is the use of biological treatment for bone and cartilage repair. According to an article published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, biologics are also on the rise for spinal surgery solutions. Clinical…

Co-founders of The Brain and Spine Surgeons of Orange County Christopher Duma, MD, and Richard Kim, MD, joined the Hoag Neurosciences Institute's multispecialty center in Newport Beach, Calif., according to a Daily Pilot report.