The vertebral discs between your vertebrae are interesting little customers. You hear people talk about them and injury. I have a “slipped disc.” A “disintegrated disc.” A “ruptured disc.” A “torn disc.” Some of those descriptions fit; others don’t. But since we are all about spinal discs at DFW Center for Spinal Disorders, here’s some […]
Do you know what’s the most common chronic condition affecting the joints? If you said knee injuries, you’re wrong. It’s osteoarthritis. You may know it as degenerative joint disease or degenerative arthritis. It most often affects the knees, hips, lower back, and neck. At DFW Center for Spinal Disorders, we treat various areas that are […]
Unrelenting back pain has few rivals when it comes to impacting the quality of life. At DFW Center for Spinal Disorders, it’s our mission to help our patients get past the pain, whether through conservative treatments such as postural training, all the way to spinal surgery. When the problem is a spinal disc, sometimes the […]
The discs of our spine are finicky. As we age, they tend to bulge and sometimes herniate, causing back pain. This impacts the lives of millions of Americans. In fact, up to 80 percent of the U.S. population over age 55 is thought to have bulging spinal discs to some degree. These changes in the […]
