A new type of low-risk surgery for herniated discs and neck nerve problems is showing promising results.Mobile users tap here for videoNumbness and tingling in the arms can be a sign of those problems ...

(KPLC) - Suffering from a stiff neck? How about sore shoulders? It may be caused by more than just the stress of the day. About 25 percent of people under the age of 40, and 60 percent of people over ...

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 ...

After knee and joint replacements, cervical disc replacement for the neck too is becoming a commonplace treatment for people suffering acute neck pain due to disc prolapse, or nerve compression due to ...

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 ...

When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back or neck pain, patients often turn to spinal fusion surgery as a last resort, but two new studies show that in certain situations, especially when ...

The neck and arm pain caused by degenerative cervical (neck) disc disease may be eliminated by replacing the problem disc with a metal-on-metal artificial disc, said Loyola University Health System ...

A new procedure being performed in the Quad-Cities is expected to revolutionize treatment for patients with neck pain. A 51-year-old Bettendorf woman, JoAnn Bullock, was the first in the area to ...

Centinel Spine® exceeds 10,000 U.S. procedures since limited release of the new Match-the-Disc™ prodisc® Cervical Total Disc Replacement (TDR) System in Q4 2022. The new system drove a 46% increase in ...

Jan. 1 (UPI) --Grammy-winning singer-songwriter P!nk revealed on social media that she spent New Year's Eve in the hospital undergoing disc replacement surgery in her neck. "I end the year giving ...