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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ArthroCare Corp. (Nasdaq: ARTC), a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, today announced that a study demonstrating the ...

Symptomatic herniation (prolapse) of a lumbar intravertebral disc is a common cause of chronic low back pain and sciatica. Disc herniation is a result of the protrusion of the nucleus pulposus through ...

Degenerative cervical disc disease may present with symptoms of pain and stiffness in the neck, and pain, paraesthesia, numbness or weakness of the limbs. Conservative treatment options include rest, ...

A growing number of claims for a procedure called plasma disc decompression are leading some insurers to challenge the medical benefit of the surgery and the tens of thousands of dollars it costs to ...

The procedure, performed in April for the first time in South Africa, is minimally invasive, only requires local anaesthesia and usually allows the patient to go home the same day as the procedure.