Spinal Disc Herniation

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Finally, it seems the Notre Dame football coach I thought the school hired in December 2009 has shown up for work. Too often since Day 1, when Brian Kelly has spoken his political background becomes obvious within two sentences....

When he arrived at Central DuPage Hospital on Jan. 12 for surgery to repair a herniated disc, Gary Clousing was asked to pay $1,000 upfront. He thought the request a bit strange, but he took out his checkbook and paid it nonetheless. An employee at...

In Norfolk, chiropractor Brad Robinson and his Wards Corner Chiropractic are celebrating 24 years in service. They received the endorsement of V-P readers for a 5th year. Decompression therapy is one of the most popular treatment techniques for pain from...

The pain had reached excruciating levels on several occasions throughout the 2011 Notre Dame football season. That Irish head football coach Brian Kelly waited until June to do something about it shows just how full and non-negotiable his schedule is...

Forget about looking on the Daily Press All-Star baseball team for the area's top utility player. The true utility mantle belongs to Menchville senior Pam Brinker. In Brinker's four-year career at Menchville, the Daily Press Female High School Athlete of...

Chris Davis drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the top of the 13th inning and the Baltimore Orioles outlasted the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Friday night. Mark Reynolds, who hit his first homer of the season in the third, added a sacrifice fly in...

ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew McCutchen dropped a flyball and Pedro Alvarez flubbed a grounder. The two errors in a span of three at-bats in the third inning led to an unearned run for Atlanta that was the difference as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the...

Lourdes Medina had undergone two spinal operations to treat a debilitating degenerative disc. They provided little relief, and she soon developed a herniated disc in her lower back. In the realm of traditional medicine, the 32-year-old’s only...

No. 8 Braves: 23rd in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Phillies. Isn't every action supposed to bring an equal opposite reaction? Frank Wren must not have gotten the message. While the Red Sox's 7-20 September led to sweeping changes...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Farrior stood in front of the whiteboard at the entrance of the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room and grabbed a marker. Just in case some of his younger teammates don't understand what's at stake over the next month, the...

The state is reviewing East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo's request for reinstatement of his approximately $40,000-a-year firefighter's disability pension, which was rescinded after Maturo was elected to the mayor's post. Maturo, who makes $75,000 a year...

Orlando Magic at New York Knicks, 1 p.m., Monday Where: Madison Square Garden, New York TV: Sun Sports. Radio: FM 96.5 and AM 580. Spanish-language radio: AM 1270. My Take The Knicks (6-6) are one of the league's biggest disappointments. Even with...