Surgery is typically indicated when six months of conservative therapy have not been successful, if there is a neurologic deficit attributable to the cervical disc disease or when the symptoms ...

Degenerative disc disease is one ... this destructive disease of the spine routinely provokes low back pain, the leading cause of disability in people under age 45 in the United States.

Specific injuries, like muscle strains, can affect the ligaments in your spine and cause back pain. Similarly, using muscles you do not use often can result in fatigue and pain. Finally, specific ...

Russian Federation Background Low back pain (BP), associated with the degenerative disc disease (DDD), poses a heavy social and economic burden, emerging among young adults. The pathophysiological ...

Finally, specific health conditions, such as degenerative disc disease, can cause lower back pain. Muscle strains, ligament ...

Low back pain or what has commonly been referred to as "sciatica" or "lumbago" can have many etiologies and, often, is multifactorial. Some of the more common causes are disc herniation, degenerative ...

4 Shenzhen Institute of Tsinghua University, Laboratory of Biomedical Material and Implanted Devices, Shenzhen, China. As a new choice for the treatment of degenerative lumbar disease, artificial ...

which is conducive to the recovery of the disease, forming a virtuous circle. The treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases in obese patients is controversial. MarieT et al. used minimally invasive ...

Lower back surgery represents a life-changing decision that demands careful consideration. While many view surgery as a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510 (k) clearance to a standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion device from the internationally renowned surgeon Randal Betz, M.D.’s company, ...