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 ...

NEW YORK -- Mets third baseman David Wrightunderwent surgery Thursday to address a herniated disk in his neck. Dr. Robert Watkins performed the procedure in Marina del Rey, California. Wright, 33, ...

People 65 and older benefit just as much from an operation for a slipped disc in the lower back as do younger patients. Seniors can benefit from herniated disc surgery, according to the results of a ...

Max Scherzer will have to wait to aid in the Rangers’ World Series title defense. The Rangers star, acquired from the Mets at the 2023 trade deadline, will be sidelined until at least June and ...

Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer underwent surgery to treat a herniated disc on Thursday and will be sidelined until June or July, GM Chris Young announced Friday. Scherzer had several starts ...

The Texas Rangers' title defense won't start off easily. The team announced Friday pitcher Max Scherzer underwent surgery to repair a herniated disk in his lower back. Scherzer was traded to the ...