May 22, 2006 — -- A radical new surgery may help a woman in her 20s find a way to dance at her sister's wedding. Twenty-five-year-old Tricia Lowe has struggled with a bad disc in her lower back ...
DEBORAH: AND TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, A LOOK AT ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT SURGERY. IT CAN CAUSE TERRIBLE PAIN AND NERVE PAIN GOING DOWN THE ARM. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR CHARLES EDWARDS II, SAYS ...
In recent years, approximately half of adults in the United States have reported having neck or low back pain. Among patients with low back pain, the most common diagnosis is disc degeneration. When ...
A cervical disc replacement (CDR) is a procedure that replaces a damaged disc between the vertebrae in your neck with an artificial disc. Discs are gel-like cushions that reduce friction between your ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The evolution of spine surgery in the past decade has allowed for the development of new techniques that make it possible to make smaller and smaller incisions ...
A person who has a herniated disc may experience pain that affects their daily activities. While it is not always necessary, some people may require herniated disc surgery to alleviate pain and other ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 70-year-old active dentist and pharmacist with chronic lower back pain. My MRI shows a compressed/extruded disc in contact with a specific nerve. It is extruded by 5 mm. I know ...
Laser back surgery is a type of back surgery. It’s different from other types of back surgery, such as traditional back surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS). Continue reading to learn ...
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