News tagged with herniated discs

Surprising find may yield new avenue of treatment for painful herniated discs

An immune cell known to cause chronic inflammation in autoimmune disorders has been identified as a possible culprit in low back pain associated with herniated discs, according to doctors at Duke University Medical Center.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Is Your Back Pain Caused by Herniated Disc? Single Test Can't Tell

While lower back pain ranks as a common cause of disability in the United States, determining what causes a person’s back pain is often challenging. A new Cochrane review on diagnosing back pain finds that no single diagnostic ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1