UPF researchers have led the creation of a computational simulator that is unique in the world to study one of the causes of chronic back pain, in the framework of research conducted in collaboration ...

Moreover, the cells produced these components in a very similar ratio to that found in an intervertebral disc. The authors concluded that the 10 million cell per mL density presented the best balance ...

Because there are no nerve endings in the intervertebral disks, their degradation doesn’t necessarily lead to lower back pain. However, as these spinal shock absorbers wear down and dry out, ...

The goal is to figure out how to replace damaged intervertebral discs with ones grown in the laboratory using the patient’s own stem cells.

The intervertebral disks can wear down over time, affecting surrounding tissues and nerves and causing pain. Treatments for mild spondylosis pain include hot and cold therapy, pain relief ...

The intervertebral disk consists of the annulus fibrosus on the exterior border of the disk and the nucleus pulposus in the interior. 14 Like most dense connective tissue (e.g., ligaments), the ...