The intervertebral discs connect the vertebrae and give the spine its mobility. The disc consists of a cartilaginous fibrous ring and a gelatinous core as a buffer. It has always been assumed that ...

Rochester Institute of Technology researchers are improving non-invasive treatment options for degenerative disc disease, an ailment that impacts 3 million adults yearly in the U.S., according to the ...

Few injuries are as suddenly and thoroughly debilitating as a herniated disc. If you've experienced one, you know how quickly you can go from feeling completely normal to all at once having trouble ...

Year-long dataset evaluating percutaneous disc augmentation technology shows the HYDRAFIL System improved back and leg pain and disability scores exceeding clinical significance benchmarks at ...

The hierarchical structure of the intervertebral disc (approximately 45–55 mm diameter in the human lumbar spine and 2.5–5 mm in the rat coccygeal spine) is composed of the outer fiber-reinforced ...

Three floors below Dmitriy Sheyn’s lab at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, doctors remove degenerated intervertebral discs from patients with severe back pain. Instead of tossing the old discs, however, ...

The intervertebral discs between the spinal vertebrae comprise a gel-like core, the nucleus pulposus (NP), encased by a tough, fibrous outer ring. The NP’s high water content allows it to act like a ...

For decades, the intervertebral disc (IVD) has been framed in clinical and research narratives as a structure that inevitably degrades, a biomechanical victim of ageing and axial stress.1 This ...

Dr. Devon Hague educates on intervertebral disc disease in our four-legged friends. Another stop at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital to talk with first-time guest Dr. Devon ...

FDA advisors largely supported the regulatory approval of condoliase for nerve pain associated with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) if it can be targeted to the right patients. During Friday's meeting of ...