But if you're living with cervical disc disease and have increased neck pain, it's important to temporarily ease back on intense activities. While you are resting, find a comfortable position ...

A bulging disc in the neck occurs when the gel-like center of a spinal disc protrudes into the spinal cord. This can cause pain in the neck, shoulders, arms, and back. Certain exercises or ...

also called slipped discs, some of the soft center comes out through the outside layer, which can irritate nearby nerves. This usually happens in the lower back or neck. Normal aging is the most ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is a surgery to reduce or eliminate chronic pain in the neck and back due to a problem with the discs. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) has released a position statement opposing "degenerative disc disease" as a diagnostic term for the cause of neck and back pain.

The following exercises may improve your neck pain from your herniated disc faster. The goal of these exercises is to push the disc back, away from the nerve root. Always have your doctor do an ...

LOS ANGELES (March 22, 2011) When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back ... disc disease – deterioration caused by aging and wear and tear. One study looked at 209 patients with ...

PHOENIX — Neck pain can debilitate ... puts less stress on the discs above and below the surgical site than an ACDF. It is common to experience whiplash after sudden back-and-forth motions ...

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 herniated disc. Back pain of ...

“I ended up getting boxed in and my reaction was (to brake ... Dr. Chaudhary replaced one of Guenther’s damaged discs in her neck after a high speed bicycle crash in Central Park.