1. MILD is less invasive than traditional back surgery. Spinal stenosis is traditionally treated with conservative measures — such as epidural steroid injections, medication and physical therapy — or ...

More than 20,000 patients have been treated with a minimally invasive procedure designed to relieve pain from lumbar stenosis. Now, one company is using Fitbits in a trial to measure improvements in ...

Medical device maker Vertos Medical raked in $26 million on Wednesday in a Series C funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. The company, which is based in Aliso Viejo, California, develops ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that happens as we age, sometimes making it painful to stand and walk. Now, doctors are using Vertos Medical's minimally invasive "MILD" ...

What is lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and who does it affect? Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a degenerative, age-related narrowing of the lower spinal canal that causes pressure on the nerves, leading ...

Vertos Medical raised $28 million in new funding to boost commercialization of its device for the minimally invasive treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. The Aliso Viejo, California-based company ...

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Mark Coleman, MD, senior partner of National Spine and Pain Centers gave a presentation titled "Evolving ...

Narrowing of the spinal canal can make standing and walking unbearable. The chances of getting lumbar spinal stenosis increases with age. Options include pain medications, steroid injections and ...

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Vertos Medical raised $23 million to market its spinal surgery kit.--Courtesy of Vertos Medical California's Vertos Medical has closed $23 million in financing, cash the company will use to expand the ...

A 42-year-old construction worker sits across from me in clinic, MRI in hand, convinced he needs surgery. His primary care ...