UCI Orthopaedic Department - Spine Surgery

04/27/2026

Winter Wisdom: Simple Ways to Protect Your Back All Season Long.

Winter brings plenty to enjoy—snowy mornings, holiday gatherings, and cozy nights indoors. But colder temperatures, icy conditions, and seasonal activities can also place extra strain on your back and spine. From snow shoveling and travel to shopping and spending more time indoors, winter presents...

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day!

04/20/2026

How To Sleep To Prevent and Relieve Neck Pain.

Neck pain can result from certain sleeping habits, like sleeping on your stomach. Adjusting your position and pillow choice may provide relief.

04/13/2026

Basivertebral nerve ablation provides early, sustained chronic low back pain relief.

Some back pain comes from the bones themselves, known as the vertebrae, not just the disks in the spine. Damage and inflammation to the top and bottom sides of the vertebrae create vertebrogenic pain. This chronic condition causes a deep, aching midline back pain that worsens with activity, prolonge...

04/06/2026

Assisted full-endoscopic spine surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: Technical note and learning curve.

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) causes disabling back and radicular pain. Full-endoscopic spine surgery offers minimally invasive decompression, but uniportal and biportal approaches have limitations. Assisted full-endoscopic spine surgery (AFESS) combines the advantages of both techniques to enhance d...

03/30/2026

Osteoporosis often goes undetected and untreated: How doctors are changing that.

Osteoporosis can affect people of any age, but it is a common condition among older adults because people start losing their bone density around the age of 50 and older. According to the Food and Drug Administration, there are an estimated 10 million Americans with osteoporosis, and more than 80% ar...

03/23/2026

Excess Weight Increases Risk Of Low Back Pain, Researchers Find.

Did holiday treats add a few extra pounds to your frame? If so, your risk for low back pain might have increased, as well, a new study says.

03/02/2026

Acute Low Back Pain Guideline on the Way.

A clinical practice guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain is being developed by a multidisciplinary guideline development group (GDG), including the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM).

02/23/2026

Causes of upper right back pain and remedies.

Pain in the upper right back can occur due to muscle strain, spinal fractures, osteoarthritis, and herniated disks. Treatments may involve a combination of home treatments and medical intervention.

02/16/2026

How do you get rid of a lower back spasm?

Lower back spasms can be painful, but they are treatable. Certain remedies, stretches, and lifestyle changes can help reduce or get rid of back spasms.

02/13/2026

What to Do for Pinched Nerve Pain in the Neck.

A pinched nerve in the neck can cause pain, numbness, and weakness that extends through the neck, shoulder, and arm.1 The medical name for neck nerve pain is "cervical radiculopathy." While the symptoms of a pinched nerve in the neck and shoulder can be really uncomfortable, treatment for a pinched....

02/09/2026

How the nervous system activates repair after spinal cord injury.

After a spinal cord injury, cells in the brain and spinal cord change to cope with stress and repair tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, shows that this response is controlled by specific DNA sequences. This knowledge could help develop more targeted tre...