Spinal Stenosis

Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Provides More Pain Relief than Nonsurgical Treatment

Surgery is more effective than nonsurgical treatment in providing pain relief for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, new study results find.

Laser Disc Decompression for Spinal Stenosis: Does it Work?
As a practicing spine surgeon, I am often asked by patients if their disc decompression surgery can be done with a laser. There is a perception by the general population that lasers are a modern, almost futuristic, up and coming technology. The reality is that lasers have been around for a long time and are almost completely useless when it comes to spine surgery.

Back Surgery Best for Patients with Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

The recently released results of the second SPORT study showed that patients who selected surgery to treat their lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis had better outcomes when compared with those who selected nonsurgical treatment. The study included two groups of patients: