NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Simmons will have surgery to alleviate pain in his back caused by a herniated disk, the Brooklyn Nets said Wednesday. The procedure will be done Thursday. The Nets said it was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) in the dugout during the third inning against the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday, Oct. 23, in Houston.

Joanna Gaines is recovering from her second surgery to treat a herniated disc, according to a late night Instagram post. The "Fixer Upper" star announced she had a second microdiscectomy about two ...

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 ...

The Texas Rangers will begin their World Series defense without one of their big arms. Rangers general manager Chris Young announced Friday that pitcher Max Scherzer underwent surgery on a herniated ...