In patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, it is uncertain whether decompression surgery alone is noninferior to decompression with instrumented fusion. We conducted ...

Accessory muscle breathing means using muscles other than those typically used for breathing to take in and expel air. One example is the subclavius — between the collarbone and the top rib — which ...

Thyroid eye disease (TED) occurs in about 40% of people with Graves’ disease. Surgery may help when TED affects eye function or structure. Orbital decompression creates more space behind the eye by ...

A dead hang appears to visibly lengthen your spine and stretch your upper-body muscles. But does this move actually stretch your spine? It’s true that when you hang off the ground, the force of ...