The NHS undertakes almost 2,000 operations to remove and replace neck discs each year. Known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, the operation to relieve pain and prevent possible ...

Surgery is typically indicated when six months of conservative therapy have not been successful, if there is a neurologic deficit attributable to the cervical disc disease or when the symptoms ...

We all know that having bad posture can cause back and neck pain, but what you might not ... which forces spinal discs (flat pieces of cartilage between the bones along your back) to shift abnormally.

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. A cervical intervertebral disc can prolapse (hernia or rupture) asymptomatically or may ...

Dr Loo sees many people aged 18 to 35 with neck and lower back pain arising from degenerative disc disease. By age 35, one in three individuals will show signs of the disease on imaging scans ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley is dealing with a herniated disk in his neck that will sideline him for a fourth straight game. Mosley said Friday surgery won't be ...