LOS ANGELES — New data offers fresh insight into whether to add fusion to decompression treatment for grade 1 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. Five years after surgical treatment, several ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 82-year-old female. I started to have mild low-back pain a year ago, and it escalated to sciatica in my left leg and finally culminated in a pain crisis requiring ...

Nearly everyone will experience back pain at some point in their life. It is the most common reason in the world for having to miss work. Despite its frequency, back pain can be debilitating and ...

Dear Doctors: I have back pain that my co-worker thinks might be due to a herniated disk. She had one, and our symptoms are similar, including numbness down my leg. She got hurt carrying moving boxes, ...

Millions of Americans suffer from chronic back pain, but for Gene Forrest, the pain became insufferable. “The pain can be so bad it wakes you up from a dead sleep with tears in your eyes,” Forrest ...

If you have a herniated disk, also called a slipped or bulging disk, walking on a treadmill can serve as an important part of your rehabilitation plan, according to Cleveland Clinic. When done with ...

Sharp lower back pain can be a sign of an injury, disk problems, sciatica, and other issues directly related to the back. It can also stem from an underlying condition, such as kidney disease or ...