Neurosciences, Spine

Radiating pain explained: Why does back pain travel down your arm or leg?

Pain that stays in one spot is uncomfortable enough, but pain that travels down your arm or your leg can be extremely bothersome. This is called radiculopathy, and it’s usually…

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Back tenderness causes: Is it a muscle strain or spinal injury? 

When it comes to back tenderness, that tender-to-the-touch feeling is your body’s way of flagging inflammation, irritation or injury — and figuring out where it’s coming from is the first…

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Why are my legs tingly? What that ‘pins and needles’ feeling could mean

That prickly, tingly legs sensation, often described as “pins and needles,” is something almost everyone feels once in a while. Usually it’s harmless, caused by sitting cross-legged too long or…

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Spine, hip surgeries get Louisville man back on hiking trail

This was not how Tim Carmack envisioned retirement — relying on a cane to make it through the door of a doctor’s office. It was summer 2025. Tim had spent…

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Kentucky woman standing four inches taller after 2-day scoliosis surgery

Though decades have passed, Angie Birge still remembers third grade. “People started to notice that I had something wrong with me,” Angie said. “And they would make fun of me…

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All-day, full-length spine surgery helps Kentucky woman correct severe, decades-long scoliosis

Christy Mellons knew she needed surgery. The 53-year-old was living in constant pain with extreme scoliosis and kyphosis. Her spine was pressing down on her lungs. Her neck was hunched…

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Norton Leatherman Spine surgeon makes history with first use of new spine surgery robot

Norton Leatherman Spine has reached a major milestone in the evolution of spine care. Jeffrey L. Gum, M.D., spine surgeon with Norton Leatherman Spine, has become the first in the…

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Emergency spine surgery gets Kentucky woman back on the lake

Out on Nolin Lake is where Lisa Buckner feels most at home. It’s where her family vacationed for years when she was a child. She remembers going there for the…

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Thorough testing reveals Indiana man’s diagnosis of severe spinal stenosis, not MS

Reviewed by Shawn W. Adams, M.D., and Geeta A. Ganesh, M.D., MPH Put simply, Allan Collard loves to fix things. “When I get called in, I’ve got to go,” he…

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63-year-old Kentucky woman back to working, gardening, cooking, lifting weights after scoliosis surgery

For some, age really is just a number. Rona Garriott is proof of that. The 63-year-old Pleasureville, Kentucky, woman works full time at a chiropractor’s office. After work, she’s in…

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Months after artificial disc surgery, Kentucky man completes ultramarathon

Austin Zulka spends an hour a day exercising. He alternates between running and cycling. Saturdays are his “long days,” a chance to test his body and his cardiovascular fitness with…

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Months after two-day spine surgery, Air Force veteran visits Mount Rushmore

Calling Charlie and Debbie Hinckley well traveled would be an understatement. “We’ve got the map of [the] U.S., and we’ve probably got 50% of it done,” Charlie said. “We have…

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