Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft discs filled with a jelly-like substance. These discs cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you ...

A 57-year-old man was referred by his family physician to our spine clinic for assessment of left-sided leg pain of six months’ duration. His history was significant only for a spontaneous onset of ...

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 ...

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

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch et ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. The investigational injection SI-6603 may decrease pain ...

Study design: A case report of intradural disc hernia mimicking an intradural extramedullary spinal tumor lesion in radiological evaluation. Objective: To describe a lumbar intradural disc herniation ...

Q: Four weeks ago I was diagnosed with a ruptured disc (L4/L5) in my back. Before I was injured, I was running 35–40 miles/week and swimming 2,500 meters/week. Since it was winter time I was only ...