though designed to replicate human lumbar disc degeneration, is not without its discrepancies when juxtaposed with actual clinical specimens. Lastly, procuring normal human intervertebral disc tissues ...

You may be able to prevent degenerative disc disease (DDD), or limit its effects, by making lifestyle changes to lower your weight, get more exercise, stop smoking, and more. Physical exercise is ...

so the adjacent segment degeneration is one of the common complications. The prominent advantage of artificial lumbar disc replacement is that the postoperative segment can retain intervertebral ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers at Uppsala University have pioneered a gel that could revolutionize the treatment of disc herniation. The ...

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

Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

Researchers created a synthetic mucin gel that prevents immune activation and protects residual disc tissue post-surgery.

A slight wobble in your canine companion’s footsteps may be easily attributed to an exhausting day. Yet, when an exhaustion-induced misstep becomes routine, there can be an explanation found in ...

A dog walking on the top of paws (often referred to as knuckling) may be suggestive of some type of degeneration of the nervous system ... There can be several predisposing factors. The medical term ...

Health Quality Ontario. Cervical artificial disc replacement versus fusion for cervical degenerative disc disease: a health technology assessment. Ont Health Technol Assess Ser. 2019;19(3):1-223.