FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Nick Mucerino's passion has always been hockey. But after a big hit on the ice, the 16-year-old started feeling severe pain in his lower back. "The way I can describe it is ...

Spine surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) reported promising findings for adolescent athletes suffering from pars fracture, a common cause of adolescent back pain that may not always heal ...

A pars fracture of the lumbar spine is also called a spondylolysis. This is the medical term for a stress fracture. It is called a stress fracture because it develops as a result of repetitive stress ...

Nick Mucerino of Boynton Beach dreamed of playing professional hockey. He was home-schooled his senior year of high school to play full time in the juniors league, where players hone their skills to ...

Young athletes who play contact sports are at risk for a debilitating back injury. But a new, minimally invasive procedure is helping them recover and get back in the game. Nick Mucerino's passion has ...

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Spondylolisthesis or the “slippage” of a vertebra on another is a painful condition of the spine which can occur as result of degeneration, wear and tear and also as a result of trauma. In the case of ...

Readers’ orthopedic and fitness questions are answered by the various doctors at Broward Orthopaedic Specialists in Fort Lauderdale. The following responses are from Peter J. Romano II, M.D., who ...

A pars fracture ­— also called spondylolysis — is a break in the pars interarticularis, a narrow area of bone connecting two vertebrae in the spine. It typically occurs in the lumbar spine (lower back ...