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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

On Friday, Tiger Woods underwent surgery for the seventh time on his back, this time receiving a Lumbar disc replacement in his L4/5. The 15-time major champion was still recovering from Achilles ...

Degenerative disc disease is a condition in which age-related wear and tear of one or more spinal discs causes pain, such as in the low back, buttocks and thigh. Injuries can also contribute to disc ...

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

“I already know I made a good decision for my health,” the 49-year-old golf pro said Andrew Redington/Getty Tiger Woods announced he underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery on Oct. 10 This is his ...

Back pain is one of the most common health problems worldwide, affecting people of all ages and lifestyles. In many cases, it results from simple issues like muscle strain, poor posture, or overuse, ...

Confirms predictive value of Nociscan for identifying painful discs. Nociscan demonstrated a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 80% compared to provocative discography (PD), suggesting Nociscan ...