Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways The lumbar spine includes five vertebrae that help with mobility and stability.Lumbar vertebrae are larger because they carry the load from ...

For the first time in ten years, people with chronic back pain now have a new option to get them back on their feet. The FDA recently approved the newest generation of artificial lumbar discs. When ...

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 ...

Carmel, N.Y.-based Somers Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group is expanding access to cervical and lumbar disc replacement procedures across the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut.  Dean ...

An experimental study of lumbar intervertebral disc transplant in a canine model was reported by Frick and colleagues. [37] Eight dogs underwent a procedure in which the L2-L3 and L4-L5 discs were ...

Degenerative disc disease affects up to 40% of all patients with low back pain. It can lead to spinal instability; that is, the inability of the spine to limit excessive or abnormal spinal ...

Background The optimal components of postoperative exercise programmes following single-level lumbar discectomy have not been identified. Facilitating lumbar multifidus (LM) function after discectomy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from Japan have identified poor lipid metabolism as a new potential risk factor for disc ...