March 11, 2009 (San Diego, California) — Oxygen/ozone injections into herniated lumbar discs are equal in efficacy to surgical discectomy in the areas of pain relief and function outcome, but the ...

Patients with a symptomatic, single-level, lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus had a low likelihood of requiring fusion after they underwent microdiscectomy, according to results published in Global ...

Herniated disc is said to occur when the intervertebral disc between the two vertebrae of the spine protrudes or herniates into the spinal canal and compresses the spinal nerves that travel through ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, arm pain—these can all be caused by a herniated disc. If left untreated, it can become debilitating and lead to nerve damage.

Christian Yelich was in good spirits after undergoing a microdiscectomy, a procedure designed to alleviate pain and nerve issues in the patient's back. He did not, however, want to dig too deeply into ...

The Microendoscopic Discectomy (MED) is a minimally-invasive surgical technique used to remove a herniated nucleus pulposus (disc). A disc ruptures when there is a tear in the outer lining (annulus) ...

Early recognition and the right approach can make a noteworthy difference in outcomes, helping individuals return to normal ...

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(WNDU) - A new procedure is helping to get people up and moving pain-free. Kellie Weathers was having pain opening a cupboard a few years ago as she said it was almost impossible. “I was just having ...

The spinal disc is a round, multi-layered ligament that connects two vertebral bones together. The fibers of each of the layers are crossed like a basket weave and are at different angles to provide ...