Corpectomy and laminectomy are two surgical options to treat neck and back pain. The procedures are similar, but a corpectomy is more complex and typically has a longer recovery timeline. Corpectomy ...

Non-surgical treatments, such as physical therapy and painkillers, are as effective as surgery in alleviating back pain for herniated discs, a new study from the Journal of the American Medical ...

This story first appeared in Healthy You - November 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. Surgery to repair a herniated disc was once a procedure that evoked images of long hospital stays ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 70-year-old active dentist and pharmacist with chronic lower back pain. My MRI shows a compressed/extruded disc in contact with a specific nerve. It is extruded by 5 mm. I know ...

TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona senior pitcher Kenzie Fowler will undergo back surgery on Oct. 4 in Los Angeles to mend a herniated disc in her back, softball coach Mike Candrea said. Fowler has ...

A day after undergoing successful surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter posted a photo Wednesday, Oct. 28, from a hospital room of him giving ...

A day after undergoing successful surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck, Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter posted a photo Wednesday from a hospital room of him giving a thumbs-up sign.