Q: I have a herniated disk that’s been bothering me for more than a year. I’ve tried exercise, medication and complementary therapies. Nothing has helped. What are my surgical options? A: Let’s start ...

Disks are the round cushions that sit between the bones of your spine (vertebrae). They act like shock absorbers, and let you bend and move without your bones rubbing together. When one of the disks ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have a herniated disk that’s been bothering me for more than a year. I’ve tried exercise, medication and complementary therapies. None have helped. What are my surgical options? DEAR ...

July 14, 2009 — Conventional microdiskectomy may be better than tubular diskectomy for sciatica, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial reported in the July 8 issue of the Journal ...

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

A comparison of surgical treatments for sciatica finds that the minimally invasive procedure known as tubular diskectomy does not provide a significant difference in improvement of functional ...

Common types of spine surgery include laminectomy, vertebroplasty, and spinal fusion. Certain procedures are better suited for certain types of damage. There are many types of spine surgery, but most ...