Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having trouble ...

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 stretches ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One day, everything is fine. The next day, you wake up to a radiating pain in your spine every time you cough, sneeze or twist ...

Between the bones in your spine (the vertebrae) are cushions called discs. Over time, the discs can degenerate and press against the spinal cord or nerve roots causing pain. Most people who have a ...

Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft discs filled with a jelly-like substance. These discs cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Herniated discs are a common source of back and neck pain, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. If you’ve ever experienced persistent back pain, you may have wondered if a ...

Those living with herniated discs now have a less invasive surgery as an option that can repair the damaged disc microscopically.Having a herniated disc is painful, and having traditional spinal ...

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 ...