People 65 and older benefit just as much from an operation for a slipped disc in the lower back as do younger patients. Seniors can benefit from herniated disc surgery, according to the results of a ...

Even if you don’t know exactly what a herniated disc is, it just sounds like something you’d want to avoid. That makes perfect sense, because this health issue can be pretty freaking painful—but in a ...

A new review suggests that a herniated disk is one of the most frequent causes of low back and leg pain in adults, but surgery is not for everyone. Between 60 and 80 percent of people will experience ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is the typical treatment and recovery time for a herniated disk? At what point should surgery be considered? In many cases, pain and other symptoms caused by a herniated disk ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 70-year-old active dentist and pharmacist with chronic lower back pain. My MRI shows a compressed/extruded disc in contact with a specific nerve. It is extruded by 5 mm. I know ...

Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island opened its first Queens location at 175-61 Hillside Ave. in Jamaica Estates on ...

TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona senior pitcher Kenzie Fowler will undergo back surgery on Oct. 4 in Los Angeles to mend a herniated disc in her back, softball coach Mike Candrea said. Fowler has ...

The Wizards traded for Jared Dudley in early July to fill the void left by Paul Pierce as a veteran wing shooter and defender. Now, the team has announced that Dudley has a herniated disc in his lower ...