Pink had cervical disc replacement surgery over New Year’s. Here’s what chronic neck pain sufferers should know about the procedure.

If you've been told you have a herniated disc, you probably have also been told you need a spinal fusion, which up to recently has been the traditional treatment for herniated discs in the neck.

As everyone ages, it’s rare for adults to not have neck or back pain. Fifty percent of Americans and 90% of people at least 50 years old have some level of degenerative disc disease. Whether you’re a ...

DEBORAH: AND TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, A LOOK AT ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENT SURGERY. IT CAN CAUSE TERRIBLE PAIN AND NERVE PAIN GOING DOWN THE ARM. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR CHARLES EDWARDS II, SAYS ...

UCSF Spine Center surgeons are conducting a clinical trial to investigate the safety and effectiveness of an implant that replaces damaged discs in the neck. The trial will compare the implant to ...

Suffering from a stiff neck? How about sore shoulders? It may be caused by more than just the stress of the day. About 25% of people under the age of 40, and 60% of people over the age of 40, have ...

A laminoplasty is a type of surgery used to treat spinal cord compression in your neck. Spinal cord compression can cause symptoms such as pain and stiffness in your neck, numbness in your limbs, and ...

The neck and arm pain caused by degenerative cervical (neck) disc disease may be eliminated by replacing the problem disc with a metal-on-metal artificial disc, according to the results of a study ...

In most cases, neck pain occurs due to a minor injury. But new, worsening, or constant neck pain could be a symptom of cancer, especially if a person has other cancer symptoms, such as a lump. Neck ...