What may initially appear to be a classic presentation of a common condition in this case sciatic radiculopathy from presumed disc herniation ... of severe low back pain with pain and ...

Scott Blumenthal, MD, will mark 25 years since he performed the first lumbar total disc replacement in the U.S.

Sciatic nerve pain (also called sciatica or lumbar radiculopathy ... including bulging, slipped disc (herniated disc), spinal stenosis, and tumor growth. Since it’s a common cause of pain ...

A cervical intervertebral disc can prolapse (hernia or rupture) asymptomatically or may produce neck pain, nerve root compression (radiculopathy) or spinal cord compression (myelopathy). Surgery is ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.