Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways The lumbar spine includes five vertebrae that help with mobility and stability.Lumbar vertebrae are larger because they carry the load from ...

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal disks, aiming to revolutionize our understanding of back pain and disk degeneration in a leap ...

A slipped disk can happen anywhere along the spine. Despite the name, the intervertebral disk does not slip out of place. Instead, the inner material protrudes through the disk’s outer ring, causing ...

Endoscopic spine surgery is a revolutionary, minimally invasive procedure for spine care. This procedure uses small tools and an endoscope with an angled camera lens to magnify and illuminate your ...

Rheumatoid arthritis often involves your wrists, knees, and feet. But it can also affect your spine. Most of the time, this kind of back pain responds well to arthritis treatments such as biologics.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

It feels like back pain comes for many of us at some point in our lives, and it’s tricky to treat. A new gene therapy, which repairs damaged discs and reduces pain, has shown promise in mouse tests.

Facet arthropathy is another name for osteoarthritis in your facet joints. It's a type of arthritis in the facet joints of your spine. These joints allow you to turn and bend your spine and are ...

Karin Wuertz-Kozak described her lab test equipment as a gym for cells. Stretching and compressions tests using bioreactors—her lab equipment—can make a difference in understanding how cells respond ...

HEIMSBRUNN, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Since its formation as a wholly independent company in late 2020, Spine Innovations has continued to expand sales of its ESP spinal disc replacements, with more ...

BackFit Health + Spine recognizes the 19th year of service from Dr. Mark Zitnik, principal and co-owner at its Mesa location, highlighting his contributions to auto injury care amid persistent traffic ...