Last week we spoke about the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration and degenerative instability through the use of spinal fusion which essentially “locks” the segments which are problematic to ...
When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back or neck pain, patients often turn to spinal fusion surgery as a last resort, but two new studies show that in certain situations, especially when ...
(KPLC) - Suffering from a stiff neck? How about sore shoulders? It may be caused by more than just the stress of the day. About 25 percent of people under the age of 40, and 60 percent of people over ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical and lumbar disc replacement have shown promising results compared with spinal fusion for the treatment ...
Spinal discs sit between the vertebrae of the spine acting as shock absorbers for the back and provide flexibility in the spinal column. Over time, those discs can weaken or develop cracks, sometimes ...
Centinel Spine® exceeds 10,000 U.S. procedures since limited release of the new Match-the-Disc™ prodisc® Cervical Total Disc Replacement (TDR) System in Q4 2022. The new system drove a 46% increase in ...
DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (Calif.) is enrolling patients for a clinical study on Orthofix’s M6-C artificial disc. DISC spine surgeons Ali Mesiwala, MD, and Grant Shifflett, MD, are involved ...
Tiger Woods announced on social media he had a collapsed disc in his L4 and L5 lumbar spine, disc fragments and a compromised spinal canal.
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 ...
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