In a new clinical study, researchers from the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC) at The University of Texas at Dallas ...

What is lumbar disk disease? The vertebral column, or backbone, is made up of 33 vertebrae that are separated by spongy disks. The spine is divided into 4 areas ... you may have one or more of the ...

The vast majority of disk injuries occur in the lumbar region of the lower back. Only 10% of these injuries affect the upper spine. Not all herniated disks press on nerves, however, and it is ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A glucomannan-based glycan glue (GMOC) that resists enzymatic degradation was shown to restore intervertebral disk integrity in animal models by enhancing ...

Researchers in Ismael Seáñez’s lab have developed a type of decoder to restore communication between the brain and the area below a spinal cord injury. Through experiments in their lab with 17 ...

A popular ‘TikTok creator’ claims that he became bedridden for months after a chiropractic adjustment to his neck left him with a herniated disc, causing him “the worst pain I’ve ever experienced” and ...

Compression of this part of the spine is most often the result of herniated discs, bone spurs, or spinal trauma. Lumbar myelopathy is the compression of the spinal cord of the lumbar spine of the ...

For the past 20 years, surgeons performed spinal surgeries using an X-ray unit in the Operating Room to help them visualize the anatomy. Tien says surgeons took many X-rays of the spine to create ...

suggests that a herniated disc most commonly occurs in the lower back. It most often results from age-related wear on the spine. This occurs when a vertebra slips forward out of position.