Sciatica pain is one of the most common ailments a person can face, and at times the most disabling. It is pain that travels along the sciatic nerve radiating from the back, through the buttocks and ...

About 40% of Americans have experienced sciatica – pain that radiates from the sciatic nerve, which starts in the lower back and extends through the hips, buttocks and legs. Though the pain can be ...

Sciatica can send searing, unrelenting pain down your legs, and surgery is often recommended if other less invasive measures fail to bring relief. Unfortunately, a new study review suggests that such ...

Surgery to relieve leg pain and disability in some people with sciatica may be better than other non-surgical treatments, but the benefits are short-lived, lasting only up to 12 months, finds an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy may be a good alternative to open microdiscectomy for ...

In the past, slip disc and sciatica were mostly seen in older people, but with time, more and more young adults in their 20s and 30s are suffering from these health issues. Back pain, leg pain and ...

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 ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Suffering from back pain is a common complaint. But when it starts to spread — and stops you from doing the things you love — how do you fix it? Experts say this pain can be ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 70-year-old active dentist and pharmacist with chronic lower back pain. My MRI shows a compressed/extruded disc in contact with a specific nerve. It is extruded by 5 mm. I know ...

From clinical outcomes to costs, here are the key discoveries in spine surgery this year: 1. A study from Plano-based Texas Back Institute found positive clinical results for patients having hybrid ...

Unlike spine fusion, which permanently restricts movement at the operated level, disc replacement aims to maintain ...