Spine

Chris Maher, a health researcher and professor with the George Institute for Global Health at the University of Sydney in Australia said the key to preventing back pain is not shoe insoles or back straps, but exercise, according to CBC…

Neurosurgeon Peter M. Sorini, MD, has passed away at the age of 56, according to a report by The Montana Standard.

A new article posted in Spine compares spinal fusion and growing rods for progressive idiopathic scoliosis patients.

Data collection is the best way for spine surgeons to prepare for success in the future. Hospitals and physicians are already reporting quality data to Medicare that's reported publicly. Cost data isn't far behind as payers and patients are engaging…

Maine Spine Surgery at Mercy Hospital in Portland added Robert Galler, DO, according to a Portland Press Herald report.

Physically demanding work may exacerbate ankylosing spondylitis, based on American College of Rheumatology research, according to Bel Marra Health. Researchers examined 200 patients with AS.

David Heard, a member of the United Spinal Association, is suing Statue Cruises for not offering safe and lawful ferry access for wheelchair users.

Antoine Jerusalem of University of Oxford in the United Kingdom won an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's Healthcare Technologies Challenge Award for his neurology research.

Sandro LaRocca, MD, of New Jersey New & Back Pain Institute in Mercer County, is redesigning the practice's website.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Feb. 11, 2016.