Several types of back surgery can help reduce back pain. Common procedures include spinal fusion, discectomy, and disk replacement. Recovery times may depend on the extent of the procedure. Share on ...

On Friday, Tiger Woods underwent surgery for his seventh time on his back, this time receiving a Lumbar disc replacement in his L4/5. The 15-time major champion was still recovering from Achilles ...

When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back or neck pain, patients often turn to spinal fusion surgery as a last resort, but two new studies show that in certain situations, especially when ...

WEST CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Centinel Spine®, LLC, ("the Company") a leading global medical device company addressing cervical and lumbar spinal disease through anterior surgical ...

Spinal discs sit between the vertebrae of the spine acting as shock absorbers for the back and provide flexibility in the spinal column. Over time, those discs can weaken or develop cracks, sometimes ...

Spine surgeons are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are performed on patients with damaged discs in the neck.

Tiger Woods’ long history of surgeries has unfortunately added another chapter — this time, a new procedure. On Friday, Tiger underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery in his L4/5 Lumbar spine for ...

Tiger Woods went through a seventh back surgery Friday, this time to replace a disk in his lower back that had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post Saturday that he had ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., July 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC today announced that UnitedHealthcare ® has issued a new, positive medical policy for Lumbar Total Disc Replacement (TDR) ...