A herniated disc. Your L4-L5 disc, in between the vertebrae is the most likely to herniate.When this happens, the inner ...

Or have you had a sudden numbness or pins-and-needles sensation in your legs or feet that you can’t explain?These are not ...

Lumbar disk herniation is one of the most common structural changes in the lower back and the most common cause of radiating ...

The spine, which acts as a pillar of the human body, is supported and centered at the back of the body.There are numerous ...

In a new study, numerous genomic regions potentially affecting the structure of the discs and inflammatory factors were found ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

Lumbar disc hernias can be alleviated with conservative treatments such as painkillers in around 80% of cases, but for the remaining 20%, surgery was the only way to control the pain. However ...

Hereditary risk factors for disc herniations were investigated in a study led by a University of Oulu research group, utilising data from FinnGen, the Estonian Biobank, and the UK Biobank. The study ...