Disc-related back pain may one day meet its therapeutic match: gene therapy delivered by naturally derived nanocarriers that, a new study shows, repairs damaged discs in the spine and lowers pain ...

Q: My 8-year-old Pomeranian Tinkerbell has had some serious problems lately. For a few weeks it sounded like she was dragging her nails on a back foot when she walked. More recently she has started ...

I was no stranger to back pain. In my early forties, I had three episodes of severe lumbar pain, lasting several weeks each. Lumbar is just the word doctors use for “low back.” An MRI showed ...

Running is not typically related to higher-than-usual incidences of lower back pain. However, excessive running without sufficient recovery time, improper running form, and other factors may ...

Two women in the emergency room sit across from each other, their eyes red and welling with tears. Watching the minute hand of the clock slowly tick by, they eagerly await their turn to be seen. That ...

Degeneration of the intervertebral disc, often called degenerative disc disease of the spine, is a condition that can be painful and greatly affect the quality of one's life. And while disc ...

Lower spine pain can develop due to sprains and strains of muscles or changes to the discs in the lower back. Conditions that affect the facet joints of the vertebrae may also cause lower spine pain.

The time is now to start to focus on your back, as Oct. 16 is World Spine Day and October is Spine Health Awareness Month. Half of all working Americans admit to back pain symptoms every year and ...

Regular exercise, stretching and simple self-care are proven ways to maintain spinal health and reduce pain risk over time.