ANSWER: It is true that eating large amounts of carotene-rich foods like squash, sweet potatoes and carrots can turn the ...

I am a 72-year-old man who has had a history of increasing back and neck pain over the years, culminating in discectomy and ...

Hybrid anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and cervical disc replacement is a growing option for multilevel cervical disc degenerative disease, and early fusion rates are stronger, according to a ...

We reviewed our experience with inpatient and outpatient single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plating (ACDF+P). Methods: All patients undergoing single-level anterior cervical ...

If you need an operation it will probably be to remove the part of the disc that’s pressing against the nerve. This is known as a discectomy. It’s no longer necessary to remove part of a vertebra to ...

Background Lumbar disc herniation has a prevalence of up to 58% in the athletic population. Lumbar discectomy is a common surgical procedure to alleviate pain and disability in athletes. We ...

Surgical treatments for spinal stenosis include laminectomy, discectomy, and spinal fusion. A doctor may recommend surgery for spinal stenosis in severe cases or if nonsurgical methods do not help ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ben Simmons had successful microscopic partial discectomy Thursday morning to alleviate the nerve impingement in his lower back. The procedure was performed by Dr. Timur Urakov ...

The Nets said Simmons had a microscopic partial discectomy Thursday to alleviate the pinched nerve in his lower back. The surgery was performed at UHealth Jackson Memorial Medical Center by Dr ...

From Thursday's press release: Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Ben Simmons underwent a successful microscopic partial discectomy earlier today to alleviate the nerve impingement in his lower back.