A recent German study found the ProDisc prosthesis to be a safe and effective treatment for patients with debilitating, multilevel low back pain related to fusion surgery or degenerative conditions.

Nearly one in three competitive athletes experiences low back pain. According to a literature review, lower (lumbar) back pain is a commonly reported symptom among the general population; however, low ...

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 ...

Often associated with low back pain, sciatica tends to be more of a pain in the butt – and sometimes also the leg. That’s because the pain travels along the sciatic nerves, the longest nerves in your ...

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 ...

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 ...