Usually the first step is conservative treatment. Patients who have radicular symptoms but who do not have weakness or myelopathy can be treated conservatively. Conservative treatment can include ...

Two surgical procedures are performed commonly in patients afflicted with chronic low back pain and degenerated disks: spinal fusion surgery and prosthetic disk replacement surgery. However ...

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health & Wellness column, explains what you need to know when dealing with back pain, ...

Such treatments, he explains, "may include stronger oral medications, epidural injections or potentially surgery in order to repair or remove the herniated disc." ...