A 13-year-old girl with calcified intervertebral disc herniations at C7/Th1 and Th1/2 causing myelopathy was performed with laminoplasty . Postoperative course was without complication, and the ...

IT IS common knowledge that there is considerable difference of opinion in the medical profession concerning the methods and efficiency of the treatment of posterior protrusions of the nucleus ...

Dr. Vitaly Gordin answers the question: 'How Do I Know I Have A Herniated Disc?' — -- Question: What Is A Herniated Disc And How Do I Know If I Have One? Answer: In order to answer this question, ...

September 15, 2008 — Standard open diskectomy is moderately cost-effective compared with nonsurgical treatment, a new study shows. Reporting in the September 1 issue of Spine, researchers found the ...

Your MRI report says that you have a herniated disc in your lumbar spine. This sounds scary and could be the source of your back and/or leg pain. Here is what you need to know and what your doctor ...

The word “disk,” which Koreans often misuse as a name of a condition, refers to the structure that connects the bones in the spine. The correct term for the condition is “spine herniation of the ...

The spine is made up of bones, ligaments, nerves, and intervertebral discs, but we’re going to focus on the intervertebral discs. Situated between the bones of the spine, the intervertebral discs have ...

Seemingly out of nowhere, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo may miss the rest of the 2013 season due to a back injury known as a herniated intervertebral disc. ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news ...