Back pain of any type can be alarming ... on nerves affected by a herniated disc," says Helfrich. When a disc slips out of place, it can cause inflammation and pressure in the affected area ...

X-rays: While X-rays can't show soft tissue like discs, they can help rule out other causes of pain, such as bone fractures or arthritis. How is disc herniation treated? Treatment for lumbar disc ...

Alleyne CH, Rodts GE. Current and Future Approaches to Lumbar Disc Surgery (A Literature Review). MedGenMed 1(1), 1999 [formerly published in Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine eJournal 1(6 ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation ... to spin out of alignment.

Kris Bryant's disastrous seven-year contract with the Colorado Rockies continues to be, well, a disaster. The Rockies placed ...

Lumbar total disc replacement patients tended to have more facet injections following surgery compared to those having anterolateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to a study published in the ...

The Colorado Rockies placed outfielder Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list with lumbar degenerative disk disease before ...

The Kris Bryant Experiment continues to yield negative results. Bryant is headed to the 10-day injured list, the Rockies ...

The Colorado Rockies placed designated hitter Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list due to lumbar degenerative disc disease, they announced Monday. It's unclear what type of treatment Bryant will ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.