http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—The presence of retrolisthesis in patients undergoing decompressive surgery for a lumbar disc herniation may result in significantly worse lower back pain and physical function over four years, according to a study published in the April issue of The Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-discectomy-post-op-pain-worse-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:01 EST news287939078 (HealthDay)—For octogenarian patients with lumbar disc herniation, unilateral laminectomy and discectomy seems safe and effective, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-lumbar-disc-herniation-surgery-effective.html Surgery Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:30:01 EST news284661587 (HealthDay)—Obese patients derive less benefit from both operative and non-operative lumbar disc herniation treatment, according to a study published in the Jan. 2 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-benefit-obese-lumbar-disc-herniation.html Surgery Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:20:01 EST news279539652 (HealthDay)—Driving reaction times (DRTs), which are increased for patients with radiculopathy, improve after lumbar disc surgery, according to a study published in the November issue of the European Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-reaction-lumbar-disc-sx.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:11:28 EST news277477836 While obese patients are more likely to have surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation – a slipped or ruptured disc – than nonobese patients, obesity increases operative time, blood loss and length of hospital stay, according to new research published in the January 2013 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). Overall, obese patients had poorer outcomes with surgical and nonsurgical treatments for lumbar disc herniation than nonobese patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-poorer-outcomes-obese-patients-lumbar.html Surgery Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:22:26 EST news277053736 (HealthDay)—Serum metal levels of cobalt and chromium are elevated at all postoperative time points up to 36 months following metal-on-metal lumbar disc replacement, according to research published in the November issue of the European Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-serum-metal-lumbar-disc.html Other Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:00:01 EST news275416429 (HealthDay)—No conclusions can be drawn with regard to the comparative efficacy of open, microscopic, and tubular discectomy surgical techniques to treat sciatica due to a herniated disc, according to the results of a systematic literature review published in the November issue of the European Spine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-surgeries-sciatica-due-herniated-disc.html Surgery Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:00:02 EST news271749246 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have for the first time identified a gene linked to age-related degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the spine, a common cause of lower back pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gene-linked-age-related-degeneration-intervertebral.html Genetics Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:17:00 EST news267693361 A new study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found that patients with herniated lumbar disc symptoms were significantly worse if the patients had symptoms for more than six months prior to treatment, compared to those who had symptoms for six months or less. Symptoms included pain, function, general health, work status and patient satisfaction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-surgical-treatment-months-lumbar-disc.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:30:48 EST news238768237