Healio

Upright MRI shows heavy backpacks lead to disc compression in pediatric spines

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Typical school backpack loads caused compression of spinal discs and spinal curvature in children, according to ...
WPXI

Spinal decompression helps chronic pain sufferers avoid long recoveries

Spinal decompression is a non-invasive, drug-free treatment that gently stretches the spine to relieve pressure on compressed discs, offering chronic pain sufferers relief without surgery or lengthy ...
Healthline

Back Decompression for Pain Relief

Back decompression aims to relieve back pain by taking pressure off compressed spinal discs. There are surgical and nonsurgical methods of back decompression. Nonsurgical therapy includes spinal ...
Nature

Retropulsion of intervertebral discs associated with traumatic hyperextension of the cervical spine and absence of vertebral fracture: an uncommon mechanism of spinal cord injury

Study design: Case report of a 68-year-old male who sustained cervical trauma following a bodysurfing accident. Objective: To describe the pathology of a relatively uncommon mechanism of injury ...
Healio

Flexion, compression leading cause of healthy disc herniation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Flexion and an elevated rate of compression are the two most common factors in the herniation of healthy lumbar ...
Medindia

Do You Really Need Surgery For A Slipped Disc?

Slipped disc: Learn More – Surgery for a slipped disc (InformedHealth.org [Internet]. Cologne, Germany: Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG); 2006-. Slipped disc: Learn More – ...
Indiatimes

Spinal health and ageing: Tips for a healthy back in later life

As people age, their spinal discs and facet joints wear out, leading to conditions like herniated discs, spinal misalignment, and osteoporosis. These issues can cause serious pain, nerve compression, ...
Rolling Out

4 Everyday movements that secretly damage your spine

Your spine serves as the central support structure for your entire body, yet many of us unwittingly damage it through routine activities. The concerning reality is that spinal issues often develop ...

Drs. Todd H. Lanman and Joel S. Beckett Perform First Clinical Case Using Newly FDA-Approved Synergy Disc(R)

Beverly Hills spine surgeons complete three-level cervical disc replacement following recent FDA approval of motion-preserving technology ...

Spring Activity Exposes Spine Problems. Pain Physicians NY Offers Non-Surgical Solutions for Herniated Disc and Sciatica

Interventional pain specialists warn spring activity aggravates back conditions and share how innovative regenerative ...
Bleacher Report

Breaking Down Tony Romo's Back Injury, Recovery Timeline from a Herniated Disc

Seemingly out of nowhere, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo may miss the rest of the 2013 season due to a back injury known as a herniated intervertebral disc. ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news ...