DEBORAH: AND TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, A LOOK AT ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT SURGERY. IT CAN CAUSE TERRIBLE PAIN AND NERVE PAIN GOING DOWN THE ARM. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR CHARLES EDWARDS II, SAYS ...

One of the most innovative technologies in spine surgery within the past 20 years has been the ability to replace a damaged cervical or lumbar disc with an artificial joint instead of a fusion.

WEBVTT FOR A CHANCE OF RAIN. THERE'S A NEW TYPE OF LOW RISK SURGERY TO HELP HERNIATED DISCS OR NERVE PROBLEMS IN YOUR NECK. SURGICAL FUSION WAS A SURGERY OF CHOICE. PATIENTS WOULD LOSE MOBILITY IN ...

In between the vertebrae of the human spine are 23 Oreo-sized, cartilage-filled discs that hold the vertebrae together and allow for spine movement. While the discs are critical for movement, they can ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with 2-level symptomatic cervical disc degeneration fare better in terms of future secondary surgeries when their discs are replaced rather than fused, a new study shows. "We ...

Here are eight surgery centers where spine surgeons perform outpatient artificial disc replacement procedures. If you would like to add a surgery center to this list, please contact Laura at ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. We would see this more readily in the lumbar spine in ...

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 ...

On Friday, Tiger Woods underwent surgery for his seventh time on his back, this time receiving a Lumbar disc replacement in his L4/5. The 15-time major champion was still recovering from Achilles ...