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

Lower back pain is a common issue that affects around 8 out of 10 people at some point in their lives. Researchers are now ...

Some people with chronic, debilitating lower back pain find that it can’t be treated with surgery. And such things as ...

Much like he did against England in the first Ashes Test last year, Australia captain Pat Cummins showed nerves of steel to ...

Up to 20% of all sports injuries involve a neck or lower back injury. These sudden, acute injuries can lead to chronic back problems due to repetitive stress over time. The disks that cushion your ...

dogs are more prone to getting problems in the discs in their neck or middle of the back which causes herniated discs to impinge on nerves in the spinal cord. In humans instead, problems tend to occur ...

Piriformis syndrome is a condition caused by irritation, spasm, or injury to the deep piriformis muscle of the back of the hip, causing sciatic nerve irritation and resulting pain, numbness and ...

The narrowing can be central stenosis (referring to the main channel) or it can be foraminal stenosis (referring to the “exit ramp” for each individual nerve root). The condition can occur in the ...

said the Intracept procedure precisely targets damaged or inflamed nerves in the lower back that contribute to chronic pain. “Patients walk away with Band-Aids. No stitches, no sutures," he said.

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