A recent study has unveiled the pivotal role of Ferroptosis Suppressor Protein 1 (FSP1) in intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), a primary cause of chronic lower back pain.

Medically reviewed by Miho J. Tanaka, MD Discogenic pain is caused by changes to one or more intervertebral discs in your ...

Degenerative ... disc disease is extremely rare. Intrigued by this fact and how it might apply to humans, researchers in Toronto, Canada, decided to conduct a gene expression study on ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

UPF researchers have led the creation of a computational simulator that is unique in the world to study one of the causes of ...

Spinal instability as a result of degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease can be a progressive and painful spiral of back pain. However, maintaining good core stability/strength ...

Koshka the Amur tiger was euthanized on March 26 after years of fighting a degenerative spine disease that impacted mobility.

[8] Degenerative changes of both the facet joints and the intervertebral disk cause the slip, which is rarely more than a grade I slip. Sagittal orientation of the facet joints and facet tropism ...

These bones, or vertebrae, enclose and protect a cylinder of nerve tissues known as the spinal cord. Between each one of the vertebrae is an intervertebral disk, or band of cartilage serving as a ...

Degenerative spine diseases (DSDs), particularly those affecting the intervertebral discs, cervical, and lumbar regions, are commonly linked to smoking. Research indicates that smoking can ...