As everyone ages, it’s rare for adults to not have neck or back pain. Fifty percent of Americans and 90% of people at least 50 years old have some level of degenerative disc disease. Whether you’re a ...

UCSF Spine Center surgeons are conducting a clinical trial to investigate the safety and effectiveness of an implant that replaces damaged discs in the neck. The trial will compare the implant to ...

PHOENIX — Neck pain can debilitate one’s ability to play sports, focus on work or generally go about their daily routine. Yet approximately 80% of people experience neck pain in their lives and 20%-50 ...

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 ...

Some types of neck surgery include cervical discectomy, cervical fusion, cervical disc replacement, and laminectomy. These procedures address a variety of conditions affecting the top part of the ...

SAN DIEGO-- 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, according to the results of ...

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 ...

‘Rather than bending the neck forward or tucking the chin, the aim is to draw the head straight back over the shoulders, ...