Dear Doctors: I have back pain that my co-worker thinks might be due to a herniated disk. She had one, and our symptoms are similar, including numbness down my leg. She got hurt carrying moving boxes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One day, everything is fine. The next day, you wake up to a radiating pain in your spine every time you cough, sneeze or twist ...

A 39 year-old man developed low back pain radiating down the right leg associated with numbness of the lateral foot. Examination showed an absent right ankle reflex, weakness of right knee and ankle ...

A recent conversation about cortisone shots and back pain due to herniated discs inspired me to write this article. The person I was speaking with was quite misinformed about when cortisone shots are ...

Among patients with acute sciatica caused by a herniated lumbar disk (a condition also known as "acute radiculopathy"), a short course of oral steroids resulted in only modest improvement in function ...

Patients with a symptomatic, single-level, lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus had a low likelihood of requiring fusion after they underwent microdiscectomy, according to results published in Global ...

Its not uncommon to have back pain due to a herniated lumbar disk or a disk that is slipped, prolapsed, or ruptured. The problem can have no symptoms, or it can be extremely painful, causing sciatica, ...

Nets head coach Steve Nash confirmed reports that star forward Ben Simmons has aggravated his herniated disk, a back injury he’s been dealing with for several years dating back to his time with the ...

NEW YORK – Ben Simmons will have surgery to alleviate pain in his back caused by a herniated disk, the Brooklyn Nets said Wednesday. The procedure will be done Thursday. The Nets said it was decided ...