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.

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 ...

Spine tech developer Highridge Medical said it is commencing production "imminently" to launch the product later this year.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.