They call it “Failed Back Surgery Syndrome,” and it means patients get no relief from their pain after back surgery. But now, some people are opting for a second revision surgery for help.

The 26-year-old computer science graduate of the University of Pennsylvania was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after ... spinal surgery last year for back pain.

Luigi Mangione appears to have had spinal surgery for a condition called spondylolisthesis, which can cause chronic back ... pain medication, steroid injections and physical therapy, but more ...

Opens in a new tab or window After Luigi Mangione made the difficult decision to undergo spinal surgery last year for chronic back pain ... It can result in severe pain if the bone puts pressure ...

On Reddit in April, Mangione posted advice about how to get a doctor to perform spinal surgery, but not without ... s struggle with debilitating back pain. “From childhood until age 23, my ...

Ryan said Mangione’s back pain was well known within the ... To persuade doctors reluctant to perform surgery, he suggested an extreme option would be to “fake a foot drop” — difficulty ...

A former high school classmate told the New York Times that Mangione had lost touch with his family after undergoing back surgery. Mangione had five books involving chronic back pain on his ...