When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back or neck pain, patients often turn to spinal fusion surgery as a last resort, but two new studies show that in certain situations, especially when ...

“They are the light and purpose of my life,” Rider said. Rider, who lives in Discovery Bay, grew up in Walnut Creek and says ...

The ADR – a safe, effective procedure and a game-changer for cervical care – accounted for 40% of DISC’s spine cases in 2021. DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (“DISC”) successfully performed its 1 ...

A study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery shows that two-year outcomes of artificial disc replacement for two-level disc disease is an effective alternative to fusion, ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Artificial disc replacement (ADR) – a procedure used to treat spinal stenosis, disc degeneration and disc herniation in the cervical spine – can be ...

DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (Calif.) is enrolling patients for a clinical study on Orthofix’s M6-C artificial disc. DISC spine surgeons Ali Mesiwala, MD, and Grant Shifflett, MD, are involved ...

Drs. Ali H. Mesiwala and Grant D. Shifflett are participating in the two-level pivotal study involving safety and effectiveness of the Orthofix M6-C™ artificial cervical disc compared to anterior ...

Dr. Armen Khachatryan is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and founder of The Disc Replacement Center in West Jordan. He has devoted his career to spinal motion preservation technology, ...

Chicago Blackhawks forward Tyler Johnson faced the same choice former No. 2 draft pick Jack Eichel did about fixing a herniated disc: Elect to undergo spinal fusion surgery or have artificial disc ...