If you're like most people, you probably don't give your neck a second thought until something goes wrong -- but it's important. In addition to providing support for your head, which can weigh up to ...

A bulging disc in the neck occurs when the gel-like center of a spinal disc protrudes into the spinal cord. This can cause pain in the neck, shoulders, arms, and back. Certain exercises or stretches ...

When you have pain in your neck or upper back that you’ve never felt before, you might have a herniated cervical disk. While it might sound worrisome, it is not an uncommon health problem as you age.

At first glance, David Wright looked like a mummy, moving stiffly with a cumbersome wrap protecting the herniated disc in his neck. Earlier, he had been given a painkilling injection in what may be a ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – We’ve all been there—waking up with a stiff neck that makes turning your head a challenge or feeling that nagging pain after a long day at the computer. Neck pain is incredibly common ...

Q. I have been under various doctors’ care for more than 13 years for headaches, which are almost constant. I have been diagnosed with tension headaches, vascular headaches and migraines. They are ...

Dr. Peter H. Gott is a retired physician. His website is www.AskDrGottMD.com. He can be reached by mail at Dr. Gott c/o United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, NY 10016. DEAR DR. GOTT: I’m ...

Could I Have a Herniated Disk? Back pain can sneak up on you when you least expect it. One minute you're sitting comfortably in front of the TV, and the next you try to stand up, and a sharp pain ...

A spinal surgery specialist, Sheeraz Qureshi is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital and serves as chief of spinal trauma at Elmhurst Hospital Center ...

Terry Collins has seen enough of David Wright battling through his spinal stenosis condition in the last year to know what kind of pain threshold the Mets captain can withstand to play on a major ...