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DEAR DR. GOTT: I'm a man in my 60s with two bulging cervical discs. I tried physical therapy and a cervical steroid injection with no relief. The pain radiates from my shoulders down my left arm. The ...
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This story first appeared in Healthy You - November 2025, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. Surgery to repair a herniated disc was once a procedure that evoked images of long hospital stays ...
If you’ve ever been told you have a herniated disc and that your next step might be a cortisone shot - you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common treatment paths people take after a disc problem ...
University Hospitals is now offering endoscopic spine surgery for patients needing treatment for back pain due to herniated discs in their spine. Xiaofei (Sophie) Zhou, MD, completed Arthrex's ...
A recent conversation about cortisone shots and back pain due to herniated discs inspired me to write this article. The person I was speaking with was quite misinformed about when cortisone shots are ...
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 ...
That does not mean physical therapy is appropriate for every condition, nor does it mean that MRIs, medications, injections, ...