Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MDNeural foraminal stenosis is a common condition that can cause symptoms referred ...

There have been multiple studies done in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine demonstrating that there is little correlation between a degenerated, herniated, bulging, or ruptured disc and ...

Who is a candidate for disc replacement? For patients who are candidates for a spinal fusion, the next question is whether or not they’re also candidates for disc replacement.

DISC Sports & Spine Center is a surgery center focusing on minimally invasive spine procedures and advanced arthroscopic techniques out of Newport Beach, Calif.

When it comes to bags that are terrible for your back, spine doctors agree that tote bags and shoulder bags are the worst ...

Background Thoracic disc herniation, though clinically infrequent, presents unique challenges, especially in elite athletic settings. We delve into an intriguing instance of a professional ...

Performing thoracic discectomy with a pedicle-sparing transfacet approach was found to be an adequate method of managing thoracic herniations at any level, according to results of a study ...

Most calcified intervertebral disc herniations are located in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spine, the most common site being at C6/7. 6 On plain radiographs, the calcification may be ...

Herniated T9-10 Disk: Sagittal MRI scan of the thoracic spine; (Left) T1-weighted with gadolinium; (Right) T2-weighted. Note the large disk herniation between the T9 and T10 vertebral bodies, ...