Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has a bulging disk in his lower back, sources told Chris Mortensen of ESPN on Sunday. Rivers converted a pair of fourth downs and led his team to a 14-play, 80-yard ...

The Wizards traded for Jared Dudley in early July to fill the void left by Paul Pierce as a veteran wing shooter and defender. Now, the team has announced that Dudley has a herniated disc in his lower ...

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 ...

Herniated discs in the lower (lumbar) spine most often result from avulsion (separation) of the tissue connection between the disc and spinal bone, rather than rupture of the disc itself. Herniated ...

A new review suggests that a herniated disk is one of the most frequent causes of low back and leg pain in adults, but surgery is not for everyone. Between 60 and 80 percent of people will experience ...

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he has two herniated discs in his lower back and likely will need surgery. The 55-year-old Cuban talked Thursday about the injury following a stair-climbing ...

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 ...