Canine intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is a common condition that affects the spinal health of dogs, particularly in breeds like Dachshunds and French Bulldogs. This disease occurs when the ...

Functional impairment assessment in patients with lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) is crucial for understanding the impact of the condition on daily life and guiding treatment decisions.

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 ...

Many conditions can cause pain in the lumbar spine, including lumbar stenosis, fracture, degenerative disc disease, and others. Surgical and non-surgical treatments can help reduce pain and improve ...

Many individuals can benefit from minimally invasive spine surgery, such as those living with degenerative disc disease, ...

Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the vertebrae, this destructive disease of the spine routinely provokes low back pain, the leading cause of disability in people under age 45 in ...

Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes the bony arch from one or more of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This widens the space around your spine and can help ...

Objectives Evidence comparing the effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation is controversial. We sought to compare short-term and long-term ...

More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...

A more detailed follow up study should be considered to investigate which particular training activities have the most impact on the lumbar spine, and how to modify training methods so as to avoid the ...

spinal fusion surgery and prosthetic disk replacement surgery. However, in a previous trial, spinal fusion surgery was not better than disk replacement or nonsurgical rehabilitation (JW Gen Med ...