Many patients with lower back pain, sciatica, pain down the back of the legs, or weakness of the lower-extremity muscles are diagnosed with a herniated (a.k.a. compressed or ruptured) spinal disc.

Lower back pain affects millions of people every year. About 80% of people will experience back pain at some point in their ...

Degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine or thoracic spine can irritate or press on your nerves or spine. This can lead to pain between your shoulders. A herniated disc, known as a slipped, is ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to BRTX-100 for the treatment of chronic lumbar disc disease, defined as back and/or radicular pain with confirmed ...

Intradiscal injection of BRTX-100 during an outpatient procedure is expected to alleviate chronic low back pain arising from the damaged disc. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ...

Patients suffering from debilitating spine problems now have a leading expert to turn to-Dr. Michael R. Wheeler, MD, a distinguished spi ...

PUTTING your back out can be excruciating though usually it’s nothing to worry about. But did you know that in some cases, ...

Giants backup catcher Tom Murphy was diagnosed with a mid-back herniated disc, the team announced to its beat writers this morning (link via Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle).

For Immediate Release From February 28 to March 2, 2025, Dr. Luke Henry visited Columbus, Ohio, to lead a 12-hour seminar for chiropractic physicians focused on Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression. The ...

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