A Lufthansa flight from Austin to Germany encountered severe turbulence last year. A passenger sued the airline last Friday, saying he experienced a fractured lumbar and herniated disc. He says the ...

Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having trouble ...

Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson, DC Key Takeaways Back spasms are involuntary muscle contractions. They can ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 44 years old and female. Nine months ago, I suddenly ...

According to the National Institutes of Health, 8.2% of American adults have chronic severe back pain. Sometimes, the pain can be a sign of a much more serious problem. A North Texas medical worker ...

A young professional's sedentary lifestyle led to a herniated disc, causing severe pain and nerve compression. Dr. Dushyant Chouhan, an orthopedic surgeon, warns that prolonged sitting without breaks ...

This cat exhibits a clear pain response when its spine is palpated—a possible sign of a herniated disc. Photo: Getty Images Is your cat no longer jumping onto the windowsill, moving stiffly, or ...

A 33 year-old man developed severe low back pain radiating down the left leg. Examination showed an absent left ankle reflex and loss of sensation over the left lateral foot and posterior lateral leg.

The most common cause of low back pain is muscle strains from poor posture or overexercising. Other common causes of low back pain include injury from trauma, osteoporosis, and arthritis. Low back ...

I was no stranger to back pain. In my early forties, I had three episodes of severe lumbar pain, lasting several weeks each. Lumbar is just the word doctors use for “low back.” An MRI showed ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 44 years old and female. Nine months ago, I suddenly experienced severe low backache without any associated physical activities. I was bedridden for five days, though during that ...