
Facet joint injections with and without endplate damage—a prospective cohort study.
Goal of the Study?
Lower back pain contributes to a lot of pain and disability on this planet. One of the strategies for dealing with it is using facet joint injections with corticosteroids to reduce the pain. However, facet joint injections…

Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction – A Review of 33 Articles
Learning about the sacroiliac joint and the dysfunctions of it.

The importance of intervertebral disc material model on the prediction of mechanical function of the cervical spine
Goal of the Study?
In this disc simulation model article from the BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders open access journal [1.The importance of intervertebral disc material model on the prediction of mechanical function of the cervical spine] the…

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis — A Clinical Update and Approach to Patient Care with a Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Model
Goal of the Study?
Lumbar spinal stenosis affects approximately 11% of the population, primarily in the adult population.[1.CLINICAL UPDATES Lumbar spinal stenosis] In this article, the authors worked to provide a clinical update giving practitioners…

Accurate simulation of the herniated cervical intervertebral disc using controllable expansion: a finite element study
Goal of the Study?
The objective of this study [1. Accurate simulation of the herniated cervical intervertebral disc using controllable expansion: a finite element study] was to establish a three-dimensional finite element (3D-FE) model of…

Vacuum sign indicating hypermobility? Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Study
Vacuum sign is a common radiological finding. It is also referred to as a vacuum phenomenon and often associated with degenerative spinal discs, knee joints, hip joints, and shoulder joints. Degenerative spondylolisthesis is a spinal condition…

Lumbar Lordosis and Disc Herniation in Young Participants – Spine Research
Flat Back (Lack of Lumbar Lordosis) and Disc Herniation
Lordosis, or the lack of it, has been thought to be a biomechanical precursor to disc herniation in the lumbar spine. To investigate this possible correlation, a group of researchers from…

Does Oxygen Concentration and Culture Time Effect Metabolism of Porcine Nucleus Pulposus Cells?
A study [1. Effects of Oxygen Concentration and Culture Time on Porcine Nucleus Pulposus Cell Metabolism: An in vitro Study] in the Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology investigated the in vitro glucose consumption as well as gene expression…

Does Spinal Posture Act as a Trigger for an Episodic Headache?
A review [1. Is There Support for the Paradigm ‘Spinal Posture as a Trigger for Episodic Headache’? A Comprehensive Review], found in Current Pain and Headache Reports was conducted to see if there was indeed a valid link between spinal…