If you've been told you have a herniated disc, you probably have also been told you need a spinal fusion, which up to recently has been the traditional treatment for herniated discs in the neck.

The number of people who suffer from back pain is expected to jump by 36% over the next three decades. That’s from a new study from the University of Hawaii that found heart conditions, hypertension, ...

A Newport Beach spine surgery center is taking part in a clinical study to determine an expansion in the use of cervical artificial discs. The Disc Surgery Center is now enrolling patients for the ...

A study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery shows that two-year outcomes of artificial disc replacement for two-level disc disease is an effective alternative to fusion, ...

Pain in people’s necks can get in the way of everything they do. Surgery is often the only option. That used to mean fusing neck vertebrae together, which limits motion. Now, the first FDA-approved ...

A quiet disruption is taking place in spine surgery—one that may change how the country treats one of its most common medical problems. At the Neurosurgery & Spine Group (NSG), based in Los Angeles, ...

The spinal vertebrae have recently joined the ranks of knees and hips as the newest, artificially replaceable joint in the body. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved use of the Charitè ...

Dr. Armen Khachatryan is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and founder of The Disc Replacement Center in West Jordan. He has devoted his career to spinal motion preservation technology, ...

All Ruthann Jacklin really wanted was to lift her 2-year-old daughter, Joanna, and give her a big hug. It was a simple enough wish, but one denied Jacklin because of the nagging, sometimes crippling ...