A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

A bulging disc in your lower back is most often caused by naturally occurring changes as you age. Most bulging discs don’t cause symptoms, but they may progress to become herniated discs. Lower back ...

There are many possible causes of lower back pain, with the majority being mechanical in nature. Lower back pain is often linked to spondylosis, the degeneration of the spine's intervertebral discs ...

A Texas mother-of-five was nearly left paralyzed by a sneeze that herniated a disc in her lower back. After the sneeze in early 2019, Jennifer Diosdado, of Cedar Hill, immediately began feeling back ...

A herniated disc can pinch a nerve, which causes pain, numbness, or weakness in your lower back and legs. Diagnosing a ...