Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft discs filled with a jelly-like substance. These discs cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you ...

A bulging disc in your lower back is most often caused by naturally occurring changes as you age. Most bulging discs don’t cause symptoms, but they may progress to become herniated discs. Lower back ...

Did you know that chronic lower back pain is the single greatest cause of years lived with disability worldwide? One of the main causes of lower back pain is lumbar degenerative disc disease. This is ...

A bulging, or herniated, disk occurs when the spongy center of a disk in the spine pushes out through a tear in the outer, rubbery portion of the disk. Symptoms can include pain and problems with ...

Intradiscal injection of BRTX-100 during an outpatient procedure is expected to alleviate chronic low back pain arising from the damaged disc. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast ...

A slipped disk can happen anywhere along the spine. Despite the name, the intervertebral disk does not slip out of place. Instead, the inner material protrudes through the disk’s outer ring, causing ...

This integrated approach, combining histological analysis and single-nucleus RNA sequencing, revealed that the senescence and depletion of nucleus pulposus progenitor cells (NPPCs) represent ...

In today’s fast-paced corporate world, long working hours, poor posture, and sedentary habits have quietly fuelled a rise in spinal issues among working professionals. One of the most common yet often ...

Did you know that chronic lower back pain is the single greatest cause of years lived with disability worldwide? One of the main causes of lower back pain is lumbar degenerative disc disease. This is ...