LOUISVILLE (WAVE)-- Doctors say a new artificial cervical disc is the most amazing thing that's happened for neck surgery in decades. Not only is the new device is improving lives, it also has the ...

(KPLC) - Suffering from a stiff neck? How about sore shoulders? It may be caused by more than just the stress of the day. About 25 percent of people under the age of 40, and 60 percent of people over ...

A cervical disc replacement (CDR) is a procedure that replaces a damaged disc between the vertebrae in your neck with an artificial disc. Discs are gel-like cushions that reduce friction between your ...

After knee and joint replacements, cervical disc replacement for the neck too is becoming a commonplace treatment for people suffering acute neck pain due to disc prolapse, or nerve compression due to ...

The neck and arm pain caused by degenerative cervical (neck) disc disease may be eliminated by replacing the problem disc with a metal-on-metal artificial disc, said Loyola University Health System ...

If you have been told you need a fusion, it may be worth investigating the advantages of Artificial Disc Replacement—motion preservation and a reduced likelihood for future surgery topping the list.

If you have neck pain, a good shoulder massage might help. For serious neck pain, people try physical therapy, pain medication, acupuncture or epidural steroid injections. Once the conservative ...

A new procedure being performed in the Quad-Cities is expected to revolutionize treatment for patients with neck pain. A 51-year-old Bettendorf woman, JoAnn Bullock, was the first in the area to ...

When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back or neck pain, patients often turn to spinal fusion surgery as a last resort, but two new studies show that in certain situations, especially when ...

Fighter pilots are awesome because they make gravity look optional, and they do it at supersonic speeds. But flying tight maneuvers at high-Gs takes a toll on the human spine, and fighter pilots often ...