Back pain is one of the most common health problems in the world. Almost everyone experiences it at some point in life. Sometimes it happens after lifting something heavy, bending in an awkward way, ...

In the first couple of months of 2026, the artificial disc landscape is shaking up with developments in the technology, new adoption and research. 1. Armen Khachatryan, MD, performed the first U.S.

Spinal discs play an important role in cushioning the vertebrae, but as with many parts of the body they begin to wear out with age. In many people, the fluid filling of the discs can dry up or leak ...

SAN DIEGO, May 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Histogen Inc., a regenerative medicine company with a novel biological platform that replaces and regenerates tissues in the body, announced today the ...

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 ...

The funding provides the private-sector match for the company's Phase II grant from VentureLab, a Georgia Research Alliance program that encourages commercialization of technologies developed in ...

New York, NY - Experience is slowly building with the first artificial spinal disk, the SB Charit ¿ III (DePuy Spine/Johnson & Johnson, Raynham, MA), which was launched in the US late last year. Five ...

A promising new tissue engineering approach may one day improve outcomes for patients who have undergone discectomy - the primary surgical remedy for spinal disc herniations. Tested in live sheep for ...

Tiger Woods underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery in his lower back after experiencing pain and a lack of mobility, the 15-time major golf champion announced on Saturday. Woods said he had the ...

Beautiful golf courses litter the Grand Canyon State. Thousands of golfers call Arizona home. Golf has become an attractive sport for all ages, mainly thanks to being a game that isn’t going to do ...