Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Typical school backpack loads caused compression of spinal discs and spinal curvature in children, according to ...

Type 2 diabetes alters the behavior of disks in the vertebral column, making them stiffer, and also causes the disks to change shape earlier than normal. As a result, the disk's ability to withstand ...

The hierarchical structure of the intervertebral disc (approximately 45–55 mm diameter in the human lumbar spine and 2.5–5 mm in the rat coccygeal spine) is composed of the outer fiber-reinforced ...

A simplified model of disc compression as a hydrostatic skeleton. Compared to the uncompressed state, compression of the hydrostatic skeleton or disc is theorized to increase intralamellar fiber ...

Could I Have a Herniated Disk? Back pain can sneak up on you when you least expect it. One minute you're sitting comfortably in front of the TV, and the next you try to stand up, and a sharp pain ...

Type 2 diabetes alters the behavior of discs in the vertebral column, making them stiffer, and also causes the discs to change shape earlier than normal. As a result, the disc's ability to withstand ...