[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 ...

Among the patients who visit the hospital due to back pain, the most diagnosed disease is 'intervertebral disc ...

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 ...

A posterior annular tear is a painful condition characterized by tear or rupture in the annulus fibrosus (outer layer of an ...

NASS’s 2024 Research Funding Program announced grants and traveling fellowships winners totaling $159,059 this year.

The medical term for disc disease is Intervertebral Disc Disease ... or a compressive one, injuring the spinal cord. This causes pain and interferes with the sensory (feel) and/or motor (movement) ...

Every time you bend your neck and for every inch you bend, it can double or triple the load on the cervical spine. The nerves ...

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 ...

Spinal arthritis is the inflammation of the joints between the bones in your spine or the joints connecting your spine to your pelvis. Spinal arthritis can be caused by autoimmune diseases, wear and ...

Along with age and location, your dog’s breed can significantly impact your pet insurance costs. Certain breeds are more ...