People 65 and older benefit just as much from an operation for a slipped disc in the lower back as do younger patients. Seniors can benefit from herniated disc surgery, according to the results of a ...

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 ...

Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having trouble ...

MUCH TO HANDLE. DENISE BROWN SAYS HER PAIN WAS UNBELIEVABLE. I USED TO HAVE A LOT OF CRUCIATE PAIN RIGHT HERE IN MY JOINT WHERE WHERE I USED TO HAVE TO HOLD MY SHOULDERS AND PINCH IT IN TO TO STOP THE ...

Tiger Woods has undergone surgery after suffering another major injury. Woods, 49, announced Saturday that he recently underwent lumbar disk replacement surgery for a collapsed disc and a compromised ...

Tiger Woods' return to the PGA Tour may have to wait even longer. Woods announced Saturday that he had undergone lumbar disc replacement surgery in his lower back. The surgery, which took place Friday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's what a herniated disc is, what causes it and what sort of treatment options are available and recommended if you experience ...