Neural foraminal stenosis causes nerve irritation and compression when the space a spinal nerve travels through narrows.

Background The role of environmental factors in lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration (DD) in young adults is largely unknown. Therefore, we investigated whether body mass index (BMI), smoking ...

If you have been diagnosed with disc degeneration or spinal arthritis, you may have received some temporary relief with ...

Back pain is often dismissed as temporary discomfort caused by poor posture, strenuous activities or aging. However, when ...

Spinal fusion. This is the most common surgery for chronic nonspecific back pain with degenerative changes. The doctor will join spinal bones, called vertebrae, together. This limits the motion ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to BRTX-100 for the treatment of chronic lumbar disc disease, defined as back and/or radicular pain with confirmed ...

The degeneration typically begins when a person ... uncovertebral joints may result in the narrowing of passages in the spinal cord. This could make it difficult for nerves to exit the spine.

High BMI at 16 and 19 years associated with lumbar DD at 21 years among males ... be needed in order to study the natural progression of degenerative changes and their association with unhealthy ...