A herniated disc doesn’t always mean surgery. At MemorialCare in Long Beach, spine specialists match each patient to the ...

A slipped disc diagnosis lands hard. The name alone suggests something structural and permanent, a component that has slipped ...

(Fort Worth, Texas) Sept. 21, 2004 - Karen Sharp injured her back in a car accident, "As I hit the ground, I felt as though my back had exploded." X-rays showed doctors the damage: bulging discs and ...

Back pain is a very common ailment, affecting eight out of 10 people at some point in their lives. It can range from dull and achy to sharp and severe, and can have various causes — some benign and ...

Non-surgical treatments, such as physical therapy and painkillers, are as effective as surgery in alleviating back pain for herniated discs, a new study from the Journal of the American Medical ...

At the hospital, I was shown an MRI image."This is a herniated disc."On the screen, there is a part that looks like it has popped out from between the vertebrae."It's quite large."...If you were told ...

Newswise — For patients with low back pain and other symptoms caused by herniated discs, surgery provides better results than nonsurgical treatment, according to a study in the December 1 issue of ...

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning underwent neck surgery Monday in Chicago to repair a disk problem, but he ...