Objective To identify the reason of the lower back pain, a detailed MRI analysis of disk degeneration (DD) and survey were conducted ... retrospectively based on the signal intensity (rated on a ...

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.

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 ...

Spinal degeneration, also known as degenerative disc disease or spondylosis ... but can also be influenced by various factors. The intervertebral discs act as cushions between the vertebrae ...

Age-related musculoskeletal diseases are a significant public health concern that critically impacts the motor functions and the quality of life in the elderly. The musculoskeletal system supports the ...

[4] The disc is removed ... pressure from the spinal nerves and to realign and stabilize the spinal segment. Bony material (either autograft or allograft) is placed into the intervertebral space ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS ... we explore the underlying pathophysiology of LSS, focusing on degenerative LSS, and discuss the characteristic hallmarks of the resulting clinical syndrome ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a gel inspired by cow slime for patients suffering from disk herniation. By ...

Canines with wobbler syndrome will exhibit a “wobble” in their gait, hence the disease’s name. These dogs will experience ...

We have established a new pathological classification of spinal disc ... damage herniation, degenerative protrusion, osteochondrosis with disc protrusion, and intervertebral disc cyst types.