There are numerous factors that affect the cost of a cervical disc replacement, and researchers used a machine learning model to analyze key variables for a stu ...

Scott Blumenthal, MD, will mark 25 years since he performed the first lumbar total disc replacement in the U.S.

A herniated cervical disc can cause intense pain in your neck ... For more complex causes, like occipital neuralgia or arthritis, you may need surgery if initial treatments don't help relieve ...

In addition to lecturing worldwide about artificial disc replacement surgery, they have authored ... devices in the lumbar (lower back) or cervical (neck) spine. This procedure helps to stabilize ...

in which the intervertebral disc is removed and the remaining vertebral bones are fused to create more space in the spinal canal. This procedure is known as an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion ...

Starting with the second vertebra (C2), there is a pad of soft cartilage called an intervertebral disc ... with any surgery. Surgical options for neck arthritis include: Anterior cervical ...

Degenerative disk disease is a progressive condition in which spinal disks deteriorate. Surgery is an option, but less invasive treatments and therapies may also help. Degenerative disk disease is ...

As Art Chansky writes, UNC's 73-65 loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night proved the Panthers are the more resilient team.

The Minnesota Department of Health has found that about 83,000 Minnesotans a year received chronic pain procedures during a three-year period. MDH was able to conduct this analysis for the ...

The spinal column is divided into the cervical spine (the neck), the thoracic spine ... prevent your discs from breaking down further: Before Beth had surgery to correct her degenerative disc disease, ...

Starting with the second vertebra (C2), there is a pad of soft cartilage called an intervertebral disc that cushions ... also risks associated with any surgery. Surgical options for neck arthritis ...