About 60-85% of adults will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives, and 15-45% of people experience chronic lower back pain − pain that lasts longer than three months. Lumbar ...

Dr. Carragee and colleagues studied the progression of disk degeneration over a 10-year period using a prospective cohort study. Fifty-seven patients with low back pain underwent a 3-level lumbar ...

Your lower back does a lot more than you think. From helping you stand tall to letting you bend, twist, and carry, the lumbar spine is the backbone of daily life literally. But with age, wear and tear ...

One of the most common conditions affecting the spine is known as spondylosis. This is a general term which includes degenerative changes of the spine which may occur due to wear and tear. The term ...