News tagged with disc degeneration


Belt to prevent and rehabilitate lower back pain launched

FIK, Tecnalia and BTS launch a belt to prevent lower back pain problems and provide rehabilitation at home and at work. The Lumbia device can be used for patient´s assessment, and for therapy during postural ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene linked to age-related degeneration of intervertebral discs identified

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have for the first time identified a gene linked to age-related degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the spine, a common cause of lower back ...

Genetics created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experimental study suggests bone-marrow grafts show promise for some sufferers of low-back pain

A new study suggests that the type of bio-cellular grafts increasingly used by surgeons to repair damaged tissue may be useful for treating low-back pain (LBP). However, not all sufferers responded equally to the novel therapy. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-laminectomy spine strength can be predicted

(HealthDay)—Following lumbar laminectomy, loss of strength and shear stiffness (SS) can be predicted in the human lumbar spinal segment using measurable parameters, according to a study published in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pattern of disc degeneration impacts low back pain

(HealthDay) -- Contiguous, multilevel disc degeneration (CMDD) is associated with increased likelihood of low back pain (LBP) and pain severity compared with skipped level disc degeneration (SLDD), according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Spanish registry IDs predictors of low back pain improvement

(HealthDay)—For patients with acute or chronic low back pain (LBP), predictors have been identified for clinically relevant improvements in LBP, pain down the leg (LP), and disability at three months, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lumbar disc degeneration more likely in overweight and obese adults

One of the largest studies to investigate lumbar spine disc degeneration found that adults who are overweight or obese were significantly more likely to have disc degeneration than those with a normal body mass index (BMI). ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

No pain, no gain: Weight loss, disc disease interventional radiology treatments coming

A minimally invasive treatment may target hunger at its source, another uses X-ray visible embolic beads to block arteries to the stomach and suppress hunger and a third explores the use of stem cells to repair vertebral ...

Other created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0