Most people assume back pain comes with the territory after 40. Sometimes it does. Sometimes it’s something more specific — ...

A herniated disc can heal on its own — studies show most people recover within weeks through rest, movement, and proper ...

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 ...

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 ...

(HealthDay)—Most cases of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) are caused by endplate junction (EPJ) avulsion rather than by annulus fibrosis (AF) rupture, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue ...

One day, everything is fine. The next day, you wake up to a radiating pain in your spine every time you cough, sneeze or twist your back. What gives? If this story sounds familiar, you may have a ...

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 ...

Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having trouble ...

Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Afyon, Turkey, Vakif Gureba Training Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey and Yeditepe University Faculty of ...

The disks in your spine, called intervertebral disks, are thin, oblong structures that serve as cushions between the bones of your back (vertebrae). Each disk is made of a soft gel core surrounded by ...

A 37-year-old man presented with sudden severe backache and acutely progressing motor impairments of both lower extremities after antecedent backache lasting about 5 days. Neurological examination ...

Even if you don’t know exactly what a herniated disc is, it just sounds like something you’d want to avoid. That makes perfect sense, because this health issue can be pretty freaking painful—but in a ...