Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're like most people, you probably don't give your neck a second thought until something goes wrong -- but it's important.

You probably take your neck bones (called cervical vertebrae) for granted, but they have a significant role. Besides supporting your head, which weighs around 9 to 12 pounds, they also allow you to ...

When you have pain in your neck or upper back that you’ve never felt before, you might have a herniated cervical disk. While it might sound worrisome, it is not an uncommon health problem as you age.

A spinal surgery specialist, Sheeraz Qureshi is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital and serves as chief of spinal trauma at Elmhurst Hospital Center ...

Certain exercises can help heal herniated disc faster than waiting it out. Those may include different stretches, rotations, and bends to help push the disc back away from your nerve root. Herniated ...

Ahmad Bradshaw didn’t just sprain his neck two weeks ago. He suffered what he called a bulging and inflamed disc. The Giants’ top running back revealed that secret after practice on Thursday afternoon ...

A bulging disc in the neck occurs when the gel-like center of a spinal disc protrudes into the spinal cord. This can cause pain in the neck, shoulders, arms, and back. Certain exercises or stretches ...