The number of times this week I have heard people talk excitedly about their upcoming back surgery has left me genuinely disheartened. Not because surgery never has a place - but because it highlights ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

What they treat: Herniated discs, whiplash, sciatica, or leg pain, and facet syndrome, a condition in which back joints slip out of alignment. ‘‘Most people come to us last, when they are scheduled ...