Dear Dr. Gott: I have been diagnosed with a "bulging disc" in my lower back. The problem is that the pain is chronic and I have been told by an orthopedic surgeon that an operation is not appropriate.

It’s important to not only identify this painful condition correctly, but find exercises you can comfortably do.

Surgery to repair a herniated disc was once a procedure that evoked images of long hospital stays and a drawn out recovery — but for many patients, surgery is not necessary or has become minimally ...

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(WNDU) - A new procedure is helping to get people up and moving pain-free. Kellie Weathers was having pain opening a cupboard a few years ago as she said it was almost impossible. “I was just having ...

Oxygen-ozone therapy represents a minimally invasive clinical approach that aims to alleviate low back pain associated with disc herniation. The treatment involves the percutaneous administration of ...

Back decompression aims to relieve back pain by taking pressure off compressed spinal discs. There are surgical and nonsurgical methods of back decompression. Nonsurgical therapy includes spinal ...