Dr. Vitaly Gordin answers the question: 'Physical Exam For Herniated Disc?' — -- Question: Can A Physical Exam Determine That I Have A Herniated Disc? Answer: Your doctor should be able to make ...

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, ...

Dr. Vitaly Gordin answers the question: 'How Do I Know I Have A Herniated Disc?' — -- Question: What Is A Herniated Disc And How Do I Know If I Have One? Answer: In order to answer this question, ...

When you have pain in your neck or upper back that you’ve never felt before, you might have a herniated cervical disk. While it might sound worrisome, it is not an uncommon health problem as you age.

A 29 year-old man developed low back pain radiating to the right anterior thigh. Examination showed an absent right knee reflex, weakness of right hip adduction and knee extension, and loss of ...

Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having trouble ...

Disks are the round cushions that sit between the bones of your spine (vertebrae). They act like shock absorbers, and let you bend and move without your bones rubbing together. When one of the disks ...

Prep for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) with these practice quizzes. Read the question thoroughly, choose the best answer, then click "submit" to see the correct answer and ...

Certain exercises can help heal herniated disc faster than waiting it out. Those may include different stretches, rotations, and bends to help push the disc back away from your nerve root. Herniated ...

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco likely has a herniated disc. This does not necessarily mean he will miss time during the season, though that is a possibility. Discs herniate to varying degrees ...