You will be redirected to our submission process. Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a critical health challenge, leading to a variety of spine diseases including intervertebral disc herniation ...

Many aspects of the physiology of the intervertebral disc (IVD) show clear diurnal rhythms. However, it is unknown whether IVD tissue contains functional circadian clocks and if so, how their ...

Degenerative ... disc disease is extremely rare. Intrigued by this fact and how it might apply to humans, researchers in Toronto, Canada, decided to conduct a gene expression study on ...

There was a weak correlation between apophyseal joint damage and the intervertebral disc degenerative grade, but this was inconclusive, as both increased with age. CONCLUSIONS--The pattern of damage ...

This Research Topic is still accepting articles. Intervertebral disc degeneration, particularly the pathology of the annulus fibrosus, is a critical area of research due to its significant impact on ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

[5–7] Artificial intervertebral disc arthroplasty has been proposed ... It has the theoretic advantage of a reduced risk of adjacent segment degeneration. Thus, the question is how the outcomes ...

Linking the vertebrae are intervertebral discs and facet joints that absorb shock and allow for movement and flexibility. As people age, the discs between vertebrae lose water, decreasing the ability ...

Back pain caused by worn-down vertebral discs is called degenerative disc disease. In a young and healthy back, rubbery discs between the vertebra provide height and allow bending and twisting. As a ...

Knowledge of lumbar intervertebral disc ... of the nucleus pulposus within the disc is unknown. The primary objective of this study was to determine the effect of distraction alone and distraction ...