Results: The disc signal intensity was progressively reduced the more caudal the disc space. It was most common at the L5/S1 level, and, of the abnormal group, 36% (n = 11) showed the most ...

Signs and symptoms of degenerative disc disease (DDD ... Use these muscles instead of your lower back when doing common movements such as bending over when cleaning, gardening, and moving objects.

Degenerative disc disease is one of ... this destructive disease of the spine routinely provokes low back pain, the leading cause of disability in people under age 45 in the United States.

Surgery is typically indicated when six months of conservative therapy have not been successful, if there is a neurologic deficit attributable to the cervical disc disease or when the symptoms ...

Findings suggest gut microbiome dysbiosis may influence lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis, impacting inflammation and ...

the resulting condition is known as degenerative spondylolisthesis. Lower back pain is the most obvious symptom, though many people have no symptoms at all. The drying out of the discs ...

discs, and nerves fit together and move. Nighttime back pain is a special type of lower back pain that could indicate a serious problem with your spine. Back pain can make getting a good night's ...

Your sleeping position affects spinal alignment, muscle tension, and nerve compression throughout the night. Poor alignment ...

This is in contrast to pain originating from a disc which is typically worsened by lumbar flexion The features of myofascial low back pain include diffuse low back pain of gradual onset which ...

We’ve all felt some sort of back pain at some point, and about 619 million people have chronic lower back pain, per the World Health Organization. It can be debilitating and stop us from doing ...