Our goal at Navigate Health and Wellness is to provide patients with alternative solutions for their pain management”— ...

Over my past two columns, I’ve discussed the evidence for the use of traction, also called spinal decompression, for low back pain with and without associated leg pain (sciatica). Overall, the ...

Non Surgical Pain Relief One of the primary benefits of spinal decompression therapy is that it offers a non surgical alternative for treating back and neck conditions. Many patients with disc issues ...

About eight in 10 U.S. adults will experience low back pain at some point in their lives, according to the National Institutes of Health, and back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, as ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Lumbar decompression surgery aims to release compressed nerves in the lower back. This procedure may ease pain and improve mobility in those with spinal conditions. Conditions such as herniated disks, ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Neck pain is a common condition that can have many different causes. Although surgery is a potential treatment for long-term neck pain, it’s rarely the first option. In fact, many cases of neck pain ...

Failed back surgery syndrome is the diagnosis given to people who continue to have pain after back or neck surgery. It is not really a syndrome, but a tentative acknowledgement that surgery failed to ...

Undergoing Cervical Spine Surgery with the Salt Lake Orthopedic Clinic at MountainStar Healthcare’s St. Mark’s Hospital ...