MRI Patterns in Disc Prolapse, Degenerative Disease Described Patients with back pain and degenerative disc disease (DDD) have different patterns of lumbar disc degeneration than patients with disc ...

Q: Are there any other treatment options besides surgery? A: Other treatment options include, chemonucleosis, where an- enzyme chymopapain is injected into the disc under X-ray control. The enzyme ...

An intervertebral disc prolapse or disc herniation, commonly called a ‘slipped disc’ is a medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring (annulus fibrosus) of an ...

More women than men develop chronic low back pain and sciatica. The explanation may lie with a gene variant that plays into the body’s pain regulation. More women than men develop chronic low back ...

Neurosurgeon to the Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital and Departments of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore and Dalcross Private Hospitals, Sydney, Australia Centre for Health, Exercise ...

Caudaequina syndrome: Caudaequina is the bunch of nerves that emerge from the lower end of the spinal cord. Sudden and large disc protrusion in this region cause caudaequina syndrome, which can cause ...

Rajesh Nair, hailing from Karnataka had been suffering from left arm weakness for the past seven years. He was diagnosed with C5-6 disc prolapse, a condition where the discs in the neck bulge out and ...

Slipped disc is no longer limited to old age. Here's why desk jobs increase the risk, early symptoms people ignore, and how ...

What are the signs and types of a slipped disc? Sudden pain originating in the neck or lower back and radiating to the arm or leg. Claudication-pain or cramps on walking or activity -relieved on rest.

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 paralysis ...