You may be able to prevent degenerative disc disease (DDD), or limit its effects, by making lifestyle changes to lower your weight, get more exercise, stop smoking, and more. Physical exercise is ...

Objectives Evidence comparing the effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation is controversial ... Patients in the surgical group reported lower ...

Older adults who have the best cardiovascular health also appear to carry lower risks for developing neurodegenerative disease, according to an analysis of the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP).

Well-to-do and better-educated Americans have far lower rates of heart disease than the rest of the population, a new study says. The top 20% of high-income, college-educated Americans have less ...

Osteoarthritis, also called degenerative joint disease, is a condition that causes pain ... Sciatica is a general term that refers to compression of the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the body ...