Print The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of satisfied Mayo Clinic patients. After Back Surgery, Jamie Ruden's on the Court Again and Looking to Help OthersWhen Division 1 women's college basketball player Jamie Ruden could no longer play through, or live with, the chronic back pain that was keeping her from playing her usual style of basketball, she came to Mayo Clinic for the surgical fix she knew she needed. Jamie Ruden knew right away something was wrong. It was [...] By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Doctors & departments Sept. 26, 2019 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Related Bridge position Bulging disk Diskectomy Herniated disk Show more related content Associated Procedures CT scan Diskectomy Electromyography (EMG) Laminectomy MRI Spinal fusion X-ray Show more associated procedures Products & Services Book: Mayo Clinic Guide to Pain Relief Herniated diskSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatmentDoctors & departmentsCare at Mayo Clinic CON-20197650 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Herniated disk