She says discs are the spine's shock absorbers. "You'll see that kind of a spongy lining to the inside of the disc and that hard tire," says Dr. Pazionis, referring to spine model.

Daniel Choi, MD, completed 100 prodisc C-Vivo implants and said he’s seen similar advantages compared to other total disc designs. Dr. Choi spoke with Becker’s to reflect on the milestone and how he ...

Discectomy with cervical fusion can often help relieve the pain of spinal disc disease. The only caveat is that after the surgery, many people find that they lose some degree of movement in their ...

Disc replacement innovation will likely be more customized and integrate biologics, Ehsan Jazini, MD, said. Dr. Jazini, who was the first in the U.S. to combine Centinel Spine’s prodisc C-Nova and ...

TriasMD is the parent company of Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports and Spine Center, and the practice’s ASC network has developed significantly. Mr. Becker and Ms. Reiter discussed their plans ...

In findings (DOI: 10.1038/s41413-025-00422-3) published March 4, 2025, in Bone Research, the team used a mouse model engineered to lack SIRT6 specifically in disc tissues.

A bulging disc in the neck occurs when the gel-like center of a spinal disc protrudes into the spinal cord. This can cause pain in the neck, shoulders, arms, and back.

Because this is a stem cell model rather than a full-blown embryo, the cells (according to the researchers) create a “trunk-like structure” that extends 1 to 2 millimeters in length.

In findings (DOI: 10.1038/s41413-025-00422-3) published March 4, 2025, in Bone Research, the team used a mouse model engineered to lack SIRT6 specifically in disc tissues.