Millions of Americans suffer with chronic lower back pain caused by ruptured, herniated or deteriorating discs. Although painkillers and exercise help most people, about 200,000 a year must resort to ...

In some cases, lower back pain can be due to muscle strains, however, it could also happen due to various other reasons, such ...

It feels like back pain comes for many of us at some point in our lives, and it’s tricky to treat. A new gene therapy, which repairs damaged discs and reduces pain, has shown promise in mouse tests.

A recent conversation about cortisone shots and back pain due to herniated discs inspired me to write this article. The person I was speaking with was quite misinformed about when cortisone shots are ...

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 ...

A Davis-Monthan airman is the first patient in Southern Arizona to undergo a new surgery — using artificial spinal discs — to relieve the kind of severe lower back pain suffered by millions of ...

As the shock-absorbing cartilage discs between our vertebrae degenerate due to aging, accidents or overuse, severe back pain can result. While some scientists have developed purely synthetic ...

Like fixing a flat on the roadside, a new injectable hydrogel is showing promise as a remedy for worn-down spinal discs -- pumping them back up and relieving chronic back pain. The gel, with the brand ...

Russ Rice's back pain was so intense he could hardly walk. Two surgeries had failed to offer lasting help for his damaged spinal disc, and only large doses of painkillers got him through each day.

Non-surgical spinal decompression for herniated, slipped, and bulging discs is now available in Meridian Idaho at ...