Results showed treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis in agreement with surgeon recommendations to perform decompression with fusion may not be associated with improved outcomes compared with standard treatment of decompression alone.
A slipped disk can happen anywhere along the spine. Despite the name, the intervertebral disk does not slip out of place. Instead, the inner material protrudes through the disk’s outer ring, causing pain that can last weeks or months.
UVA Today recently brought you the results of a University of Virginia study that found Generation X—people born between 1965 and 1980—are at heightened risk for dementia because of the widespread use of leaded gasoline when they were growing up.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) may lead to an increased risk of developing severe illness and a more complicated recovery from a COVID-19 infection. Generally, respiratory infections such as pneumonia can be more common in people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
A foraminotomy is a surgical procedure to widen a narrowed space in the spine. This can relieve pressure on the spinal nerves that pass through the spaces in the spine. Recovery may involve pain and limitations in movement.
