Disc herniation cases are rising. It causes back pain due to disc damage. Symptoms include numbness, weakness, and lower back pain. X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs help in diagnosis. Exercises like cobra ...

Even if an MRI or CT scan shows disk abnormalities, they may not be the root of the problem. Several musculoskeletal sources of leg pain can mimic nerve irritation pain.

Kellie thought it was her shoulder, but when she had an MRI done, they found out it was actually her neck. As a receptionist, the toll of sitting at a desk 10 hours a day for 13 years caught up with ...

A. I am concerned that you may have a stress fracture or herniated disc in your lower back. Stress fractures are micro fractures of bone that many times will not show on routine X-rays.

Karamian says “slipped disk” is a colloquial term often used as a catch-all to describe both disk bulges and herniations. But the two are not actually one in the same, even though they may have ...

An MRI exam on Monday showed Pope had a herniated disk between the L3-L4 vertebrae, requiring surgery. Pope also had a different herniatated disk two years ago repaired surgically.