Lower back pain affects nearly 80% of adults worldwide, often caused by poor posture, muscle strain, or underlying conditions ...

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.

A new study highlights a groundbreaking development for chronic low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD). Researchers tested a novel hydrogel called Hydrafil™, marking the first ...

Many aspects of the physiology of the intervertebral disc (IVD ... to the mouse IVD molecular clock predisposes to IVD degeneration. These results support the concept that disruptions to circadian ...

Degenerative ... low back pain, the leading cause of disability in people under age 45 in the United States. This condition is also confounding: the factors that account for the vulnerability of ...

Above and below each vertebra is an intervertebral disc. The disc serves as a shock absorber between ... your lumbar spine and facilitate movement and stability in your lower back. Many conditions can ...

As many as 23% of adults globally experience chronic lower back pain, which can stem from mechanical issues (disc and soft tissue injuries), degenerative problems (like osteoarthritis ...

Lower left back pain can be inconvenient and uncomfortable and may impact your ability to go about your day. This type of pain has many possible causes. Organs in the lower back, including the kidneys ...

Spondylolisthesis was always associated with a history of back pain. A low prevalence of radiological cervical intervertebral disc degeneration of all grades of severity of 8·7% was found among the ...