According to the Cleveland Clinic, lumbar degenerative disc disease occurs when "the cushioning in your spine begins to wear away," potentially leading to intense pain in the neck and back.

Improvements in SF-36 scores were comparable, as were measures of neck and arm pain. Patients who received the artificial disc returned to work about two weeks earlier than those who had fusion.

Kris Bryant's disastrous seven-year contract with the Colorado Rockies continues to be, well, a disaster. The Rockies placed Bryant on the 10-day injured list with lumbar degenerative disc disease, ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

Cervical degenerative disc disease results from spinal spondylosis and causes deterioration of the intervertebral discs of the cervical spine. Desiccation of the discs leads to collapse of the ...