Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having trouble ...

DEBORAH: AND TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, A LOOK AT ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT SURGERY. IT CAN CAUSE TERRIBLE PAIN AND NERVE PAIN GOING DOWN THE ARM. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR CHARLES EDWARDS II, SAYS ...

One day, everything is fine. The next day, you wake up to a radiating pain in your spine every time you cough, sneeze or twist your back. What gives? If this story sounds familiar, you may have a ...

Back pain is one of the most common health problems worldwide, affecting people of all ages and lifestyles. In many cases, it results from simple issues like muscle strain, poor posture, or overuse, ...

Certain exercises, such as stretches and rotations, can help heal herniated discs by pushing the disc away from the nerve root. Herniated discs (also called bulging discs or slipped discs) can be ...

If you have neck pain, a good shoulder massage might help. For serious neck pain, people try physical therapy, pain medication, acupuncture or epidural steroid injections. Once the conservative ...

A 36-year-old woman, Mrs. Seeta Chaudhary, found remarkable relief from a debilitating three-year slip disc condition at ...

Human trials have shown that hydrogel injections are a promising, effective treatment for chronic lower back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD). The treatment is far less invasive than ...

Oxygen-ozone therapy represents a minimally invasive clinical approach that aims to alleviate low back pain associated with disc herniation. The treatment involves the percutaneous administration of ...

As everyone ages, it’s rare for adults to not have neck or back pain. Fifty percent of Americans and 90% of people at least 50 years old have some level of degenerative disc disease. Whether you’re a ...