suffered from low back pain for ≥1 year, had undergone physical therapy or chiropractic care for ≥6 months, and exhibited degenerative intervertebral disk changes at L4/L5, L5/S1, or both.

Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and ... this destructive disease of the spine routinely provokes low back pain, the leading cause of disability in people under age 45 ...

The stats are sobering: An estimated 23 percent of adults worldwide suffer from chronic low back pain, and as many as 84 ...

Low back pain or what has commonly been referred to as "sciatica" or "lumbago" can have many etiologies and, often, is multifactorial. Some of the more common causes are disc herniation, degenerative ...

Objective Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder, but it is still unclear which individuals develop it. The authors examined the contribution of genetic factors, lumbar disc ...

Are back problems influenced by your gut? Researchers at Rush think there may be a connection. In a paper published in JOR Spine ... with degenerative spondylolisthesis of the lower back.

We’ve all felt some sort of back pain at some point, and about 619 million people have chronic lower back pain ... Jeremy Denning, a neurosurgeon and spine specialist, explains that back ...

During the change of seasons when the daily temperature difference between day and night increases, it is easy to be exposed ...

Many aspects of the physiology of the intervertebral disc (IVD) show clear diurnal rhythms ... These results support the concept that disruptions to circadian rhythms may be a risk factor for ...

One review of 5,233 people with lower back pain found a third progressed from acute to chronic pain at six months. Osteoporosis is a disease that occurs due to thinning of the ... arm or one leg (and ...

Walking is one of the best ways to help chronic or recurrent lower back pain. A 2024 study found that an individualized and progressive walking program that gradually builds up to at least 130 minutes ...

4 news release. Conditions treated at the spine center include neck pain and stiffness, lower back pain, sciatica, scoliosis, pinched nerves, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, spine tumors, ...