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 ...

A cervical disc replacement (CDR) is a procedure that replaces a damaged disc between the vertebrae in your neck with an artificial disc. Discs are gel-like cushions that reduce friction between your ...

After not being able to lift her saddle onto her horse or sleep without difficulty, Routt County resident Joan Romick is now ...

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 ...

This week we are going to discuss the intervertebral disc derangement of the lumbar spine. This is a very common and very painful condition which can affect both the back and/or leg. The ...

Your spine is made up of 33 bony vertebrae. Between 23 pairs of those vertebrae in your spine is a tough, fibrous, flattened, oval-shaped thing (anulus fibrosus) with a gel-like center (nucleus ...

If you find yourself asking if you can get back to your favorite hobbies after a back or neck surgery, take some advice from us. In short, you absolutely can. Desert Institute for Spine Care (DISC) ...

Here are six key updates from Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center so far in 2025: 1. Twenty physicians with Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center were honored by ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – If you suffer from chronic pain and are looking for relief that doesn’t involve surgery or medications, help is here now from New England Spine and Disc. Dr. Carpenos said ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP)-- New Jersey's attorney general is probing two companies over financing for the development and testing of an artificial spine disk. Attorney General Anne Milgram said late Monday ...