Although many patients undergo surgery for lumbar disc herniation, symptoms of disk herniation often improve with observation alone. These researchers conducted both a randomized trial of ...

(HealthDay)—Obese patients derive less benefit from both operative and non-operative lumbar disc herniation treatment, according to a study published in the Jan. 2 issue of The Journal of Bone ...

A machine learning model accurately predicted disability and pain up to 1 year after lumbar disc herniation surgery and may aid decision-making for patients and surgeons, according to published ...

While obese patients are more likely to have surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation – a slipped or ruptured disc – than nonobese patients, obesity increases operative time, blood loss ...

A woman was charged with child abuse after she repeatedly hit a child on a plane who had called her “fat” and “Miss Piggy,” according to airport police.