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 ...

1 Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China 2 Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical ...

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 ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(12):3859-3867. Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and costly medical conditions. Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the ...

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

Smoking damages the spine by decreasing blood flow, hastening disc degeneration, hindering the healing process, and raising ...

Other reasons include injury or trauma which involves accidents, falls, or sports injuries; herniated or bulging disc which puts pressure on nearby nerves and causes pain that may radiate to other ...

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

Former WTA world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit recently gave birth to her first child, a baby boy named Leon Enzo Lepistu. The ...

Estonian tennis star Anett Kontaveit has become a mother for the first time. The former World No. 2 took to social media to ...

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

More than a year after her retirement, the former Estonian tennis player Anett Kontaveit shared wonderful news with her ...