Low back pain (LBP) is a common disease that imposes a huge social and economic
burden on people. Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration (IVDD) is often considered to be …

Non-specific low back pain has become a major public health problem worldwide. The
lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to be as high as 84%, and the prevalence of …

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a complicated process that involves both age-
related change and tissue damage caused by multiple stresses. In a degenerative IVD …

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is frequently associated with low back and neck pain,
which accounts for disability worldwide. Despite the known outcomes of the IVD …

Objective Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder, but it is still unclear
which individuals develop it. The authors examined the contribution of genetic factors …

In 2007, three times as many peer reviewed publications covering the biology and
biotherapeutics of intervertebral disc (IVD) disease appeared in the literature than in 1997 …

Low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Various approaches to
diagnose and manage LBP have arisen, leading to an exponential increase in health care …

Authored by experts of international renown, the new edition of The Biomechanics of Back
Pain forms a bridge between the latest research and the effective clinical management of …

Chronic pain conditions are multifactorial disorders with a high frequency in the population.
Their pathophysiology is often unclear, and treatment is inefficient. During the last 20 years …

Background context The relationships between obesity and low back pain (LBP) and lumbar
disc degeneration (LDD) remain unclear. It is possible that familial factors, including …