JENNIFER: IN WOMAN'S DOCTOR, A LOOK AT ARTIFICIAL DISK REPLACEMENT SURGERY. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IT REPLACES A WORN-OUT DISK IN THE NECK THAT CAN RELIEVE PAIN IN THE NECK AND ARM. CHARLES ...

The ADR – a safe, effective procedure and a game-changer for cervical care – accounted for 40% of DISC’s spine cases in 2021. DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (“DISC”) successfully performed its 1 ...

Anyone who suffers from frequent back and neck pain, whether from general wear and tear (degenerative disc disease), or an accident, knows how debilitating it can be. When stretches, medication, ...

Spine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery.

If you have been told you need a fusion, it may be worth investigating the advantages of Artificial Disc Replacement—motion preservation and a reduced likelihood for future surgery topping the list.

TA Criterion 1: The technology must have final approval from the appropriate government regulatory bodies. The Prestige® Cervical Disc (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Memphis, TN) received FDA Premarket ...

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 ...

The active lifestyle of folks in the High Country certainly produces its share of neck and spinal injuries and lots of accelerated wear and tear. But the good news is that a local specialist can offer ...

It was recently revealed that X Japan drummer Yoshiki was in need of cervical artificial disc replacement surgery and that it had led to the cancellation of all the band's promotional activities ...

Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center has performed its 1,000th artificial disc replacement. The ASC said April 21 that it first performed the procedure in 2014 and has since doubled its ...