Non-surgical treatments, such as physical therapy and painkillers, are as effective as surgery in alleviating back pain for herniated discs, a new study from the Journal of the American Medical ...

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has a bulging disk in his lower back, sources told Chris Mortensen of ESPN on Sunday. Rivers converted a pair of fourth downs and led his team to a 14-play, 80-yard ...

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 ...

The Los Angeles Lakers’ scouting department has earned a reputation for nailing its draft picks, so there were high expectations for Jalen Hood-Schifino when he was taken with the No. 17 overall pick ...

NEW YORK -- Mets third baseman David Wrightunderwent surgery Thursday to address a herniated disk in his neck. Dr. Robert Watkins performed the procedure in Marina del Rey, California. Wright, 33, ...

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 ...

Kansas City Chiefs nose tackle Dontari Poe will miss the beginning of training camp and the start of the season is in doubt. Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder told reporters Tuesday that Poe underwent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taiwan Vice President William Lai arrives in Honduras to attend swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Xiomara Castro TAIPEI ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...