Background Lumbar disc herniation has a prevalence of up to 58% in the athletic population. Lumbar discectomy is a common surgical procedure to alleviate pain and disability in athletes. We ...

Our material consists of 314 cases. Sixty-seven are used as source material for data on operative results, 44 being used solely for this purpose and the remainder employed for both this purpose and an ...

A bad faith claim against the insurance carrier is now set to move forward, according to the plaintiff's attorneys. An Essex County jury has awarded $15 million to a salesman and former grocery store ...

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 ...

Of all patients with back pain, less than 2% will undergo surgery for a herniated disc in the lumbar spine. In back pain patients who also have leg pain (sciatica), doctors and therapists use a ...

A man who was once perfectly healthy fell into a coma and was feared brain dead after contracting food poisoning, which his family believe came from a £3 supermarket chicken sandwich. Blake Pennell, ...

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 65 year-old man with atrial fibrillation had the acute onset of left hemiplegia and a right gaze preference. Initial diffusion-weighted MRI scan indicated a large right MCA infarct. Two days later, ...

Certain exercises, such as stretches and rotations, can help heal herniated discs by pushing the disc away from the nerve root. Herniated discs (also called bulging discs or slipped discs) can be ...

Anantapur: A 58-year-old woman suffering from a massive brain tumour (over 5 cm) has found relief after a complex surgery performed by doctors at KIMS Saveera Hospital, Anantapur. She had been ...

Brandon Heggie urges EMTs and medics that, when it comes to treating head injuries with hyperventilation, you must be mindful as to when to start to use it. I remember hearing on many accounts that ...

Snakebites from the genus Bothrops are common and are responsible for the highest mortality rate in Brazil. Factors related to the species, treatment, and patient influence the clinical manifestations ...