Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft discs filled with a jelly-like substance. These discs cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you ...

Herniated disc is said to occur when the intervertebral disc between the two vertebrae of the spine protrudes or herniates into the spinal canal and compresses the spinal nerves that travel through ...

Patients with a symptomatic, single-level, lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus had a low likelihood of requiring fusion after they underwent microdiscectomy, according to results published in Global ...

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch et ...

Q. I would like to know what happens if the liquid in the discs between the vertebrae runs out. One of my discs is leaking, and I am worried that it might damage my back. People said I will end up in ...

Study design: A case report of intradural disc hernia mimicking an intradural extramedullary spinal tumor lesion in radiological evaluation. Objective: To describe a lumbar intradural disc herniation ...

People aged 35-55 are more vulnerable to lumbar disk disease. [Photo/IC] "Except for my spinal disk, I have nothing outstanding." This is a joke often told by Chinese people who have herniated disks, ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is any narrowing in the lumbar spinal canal or lateral recess. It can be developmental, congenital, or acquired. This article discusses acquired degenerative lumbar spinal ...