Dear Doctors: I have back pain that my co-worker thinks might be due to a herniated disk. She had one, and our symptoms are similar, including numbness down my leg. She got hurt carrying moving boxes, ...

JEIFER: IN TODAY'S WOMAN DOCTOR HERNIATED DISKS CAN BE VERY PAINFUL. COMMON CAUSE INCLUDING PREGNANCY, OBESITY, GENETICS AND PREFER BACK INJURIES AND RISKS AGE, WAIT, HEIGHT AND SEDENTARY LIFE STILL ...

Dear Doctor: I’ve been riding my bike a lot this past year, and my lower back hasn’t been quite right. I get a pinching pain, and sometimes my left leg gets pins and needles and feels numb. A friend I ...

A bulging disc in your lower back is most often caused by naturally occurring changes as you age. Most bulging discs don’t cause symptoms, but they may progress to become herniated discs. Lower back ...

Back pain can be miserable, but it can also be managed.When it comes to a herniated disc, the pain can be very distinct, and technology and options have improved for patients.There was a point when ...

Dear Dr. K: I have a herniated disk in my lower back. What does this mean? And what are my treatment options? Dear Reader: Your spine is made up of a stack of bones called vertebrae. In between each ...

Tiffany Williams went to the hospital for what she thought was a herniated disk. Instead, she received a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer. This is Williams' story, as told to Kelly ...

Q I have back pain that my co-worker thinks might be due to a herniated disk. She had one, and our symptoms are similar, including numbness down my leg. She got hurt carrying moving boxes, but I haven ...