INNSBRUCK, Austria — Athletes presented with various types of disc degeneration but did not experience more low back pain than their nonathlete counterparts in a recent study. Radiographic changes — ...

The treatment of chronic sciatica caused by herniation of a lumbar disk has not been well studied in comparison with acute disk herniation. Data are needed on whether diskectomy or a conservative ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed obesity was a strong predictor of both the incidence and worsening of lumbar spine ...

If you’ve ever felt aches or pains that radiate down your legs, you may have been dealing with sciatic nerve pain. The sciatic nerve is the biggest in your body and starts in your back and goes down ...

The optimum management strategy for low back pain is unclear. Although most treatment techniques are noninvasive, surgical stabilization of the lumbar spine has become a popular management method in ...

Whether you work from home or commute every day, chances are, you're spending quite a bit of time in your office chair. And how we sit impacts our posture and how our body feels in the short- and long ...

If you're an office worker, you probably already know that sitting all day, everyday is bad for your general health. Unfortunately, between long hours grinding for a deadline, commuting to work, and ...