Herniated disc is said to occur when the intervertebral disc between the two vertebrae of the spine protrudes or herniates into the spinal canal and compresses the spinal nerves that travel through ...

(HealthDay News) – For patients undergoing surgery for lumbar herniated intervertebral disc disease, reoperation rates reach 13.4% after five years, with more than half of reoperations occurring in ...

A 13-year-old girl with calcified intervertebral disc herniations at C7/Th1 and Th1/2 causing myelopathy was performed with laminoplasty . Postoperative course was without complication, and the ...

IT IS common knowledge that there is considerable difference of opinion in the medical profession concerning the methods and efficiency of the treatment of posterior protrusions of the nucleus ...

Back pain can be miserable, but it can also be managed.When it comes to a herniated disc, the pain can be very distinct, and technology and options have improved for patients.There was a point when ...

September 15, 2008 — Standard open diskectomy is moderately cost-effective compared with nonsurgical treatment, a new study shows. Reporting in the September 1 issue of Spine, researchers found the ...

Seemingly out of nowhere, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo may miss the rest of the 2013 season due to a back injury known as a herniated intervertebral disc. ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news ...

The tough outer cover of a disc can sometimes tear, allowing the soft centre to bulge through. This is called herniation, also known as 'slipped disc'. If it presses on a nerve, the slipped disc can ...

Bulging of a disc (called herniation) in the neck occurs when one or more of the spinal discs between the bones in the neck bursts and pushes against the spinal cord or nerve roots that run through ...