Chronic low back pain significantly affects quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Back pain makes it difficult to ...

Many patients with advanced cancers experience significant pain, and the pain caused by metastases (cancers that have spread to the spine) can be excruciating as tumor growth replaces bone. This can ...

A simple walk with her granddaughter is a victory for Michaelene D'Ambrosio. Six months ago, she was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer. "Seventy percent of my breast tissue was tumor," said ...

Pain management in bone metastases has witnessed significant advancements through the utilisation of ablation techniques. These minimally invasive procedures aim to relieve debilitating pain ...

A non-surgical procedure called radiofrequency ablation can be highly effective in reducing or eliminating chronic back and joint pain in patients. The procedure can provide long-term relief by ...

Kelly Carnahan is no stranger to medical procedures. For the past three years, 52-old Kelly Carnahan has been dealing with chronic back pain and has tried just about everything to get relief from her ...

A project at Fraunhofer ILT is developing a new robot-assisted and optically monitored laser surgery system for treatment of spinal canal stenosis. The condition, in which bony constrictions form in ...