In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully ...

The spinal column contains 33 vertebrae or bones. They rest on each other, cushioned by fibrous discs. During the day the cartilage in your spine compresses and, by evening, you are about 1cm ...

A 25-year-old athletic woman dies of a rare bone cancer less than a year after her condition of constant back pain was ...

A once “fit and healthy” 25-year-old woman, whose lower back pain was initially misdiagnosed, died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was finally discovered in her pelvis. At such a ...

the triangular bone between your lumbar spine and your tailbone. This joint is meant to absorb shock between your upper body, pelvis, and legs. Strain or injury to your SI joint can cause ...

By the time you’re an adult, you usually have 24 movable vertebrae (instead of 33) and the rest of the bones are fused together. While most people have a straight spine, some people have additional ...

Bone mineral density was measured at the total femur, lumbar spine (L1–L4), and femoral trochanter, and total bone mineral content was evaluated at baseline, year 1, and year 3. Analyses used ...

In most cases, lower back pain comes from a tissue injury. This could involve the muscles, bones, and ligaments in the back, spine, and surrounding areas. Injuries in one area can radiate out to ...

Aging is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD ... in the intervention group exhibited an overall increase in lumbar spine (L1-L4) BMD after three years. Furthermore, a protective ...