During the mild procedure, the physician inserts a hollow metal tube about the size of a straw in a patient’s back, and X-ray guidance leads them to the area where the ligament or bone is ...

The majority of patients who undergo a minimally invasive lumbar decompression procedure can avoid surgery for at least five years, a Cleveland Clinic study found. Minimally invasive lumbar ...

A recent Harris Poll estimated 72.3 million Americans suffer from low back pain. This Pain Awareness Month Good Morning Washington is putting a spotlight on a minimally invasive procedure that is ...

Spinal stenosis, or a narrowing of the spinal canal, is a common cause of pain that can make walking difficult. A new procedure gives some patients with back pain another option to avoid major ...

Patients undergoing Vertos Medical's minimally invasive lumbar spinal stenosis procedure will receive increased reimbursement under new CMS rules, according to a Dec. 8 news release.

A minimally invasive spine surgery technique has shown sustained improvements in pain and mobility at 1 year postoperatively, with no serious adverse events.

California's Vertos Medical has closed $23 million in financing, cash the company will use to expand the market for its pain-reducing spinal surgery device.