Lumbar disc herniation refers to the condition in which one of the discs in the lower back (lumbar spine) protrudes or ruptures. The lumbar spine consists of a stack of bones called vertebrae ...

BACK pain is long seen as something that comes with age. It starts in your 30s, worsens in your 40s, and is simply a given ...

Interventional pain management uses special tools and techniques to diagnose and treat pain, especially when regular methods like medicine or physical therapy fail to provide adequate relief.

Lumbar stenosis is a common spinal condition that affects millions of people, particularly older adults. It occurs when the spinal canal located in the lower back experiences narrowing, putting ...

Content creator Tyler Stanton claims that a chiropractor herniated a disc when forcefully cracking his neck, and now his life ...

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health has added Frances Hardaway, MD, and James Cox, DO, to its medical staff.  Dr. Hardaway has a primary focus on general neurosurgery and spine surgeries. She ...

A potential overreliance on new technology, the lack of standardization and long-term data and underappreciation of global spinal alignment are three of the most overlooked issues in spine care and ...

Back pain has a funny way of sneaking up on you after 50. One day you’re dancing all night and up the next morning ready to ...

As the Cleveland Clinic says, pain from a herniated disc "can be severe." It occurs when the jelly-like center of the disc pops out, pressing on the spinal cord and nerves. At this point ...

What is a herniated disc? Let's start off with an even simpler question: What's a disc? "Vertebral discs are thickened tissues that lie between each of the spinal vertebrae and provide cushioning ...