DISC Sports & Spine Center ("DISC") proudly announces that 20 of its physicians are being recognized this year by The Southern California Super Doctors®. These honors follow a rigorous, multi-phase ...
What is degenerative disc disease? All of us have a breakdown, or deterioration, of our joints as we age. This is also true of our spinal discs, which act as shock absorbers for our body’s back. More ...
Therefore, automating the patient-specific modeling process is essential. Methods: We developed an automated and robust pipeline that generates and simulates biofidelic vertebrae and intervertebral ...
These parts of the spine include: Each region of the spine has a directional curve associated with it. The lumbar spine has a slight forward curve called a lordotic curve. This curve helps keep the ...
A recent conversation about cortisone shots and back pain due to herniated discs inspired me to write this article. The person I was speaking with was quite misinformed about when cortisone shots ...
University Hospitals is now offering endoscopic spine surgery for patients needing treatment for back pain due to herniated discs in their spine. Xiaofei (Sophie) Zhou, MD, completed Arthrex's ...