Landmark biomechanical study shows AxioMed's viscoelastic lumbar disc is the first implant to replicate the natural mechanical behaviors of a human disc, unlocking a new era of motion-preserving spine ...

Anyone who suffers from frequent back and neck pain, whether from general wear and tear (degenerative disc disease), or an accident, knows how debilitating it can be. When stretches, medication, ...

Medical device developer AxioMed Spine has received European regulatory approval to market its cervical spinal disc replacement device. The CE Mark for AxioMed’s Freedom cervical disc complements the ...

For 48-year-old Usha Reddy, a homemaker by profession, a doting mother, and a caring wife, life was smooth sailing until her chronic upper back and neck pain started radiating towards her right arm, ...

BYU professors of mechanical engineering Anton Bowden and Larry Howell have developed a new spinal disc replacement device. Photo taken June 11, 2012. Photography by ...

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ranier Technology, the medical device development company focusing on the commercialisation of spinal implants, has announced that it has received CE Mark approval ...

In between the vertebrae of the human spine are 23 Oreo-sized, cartilage-filled discs that hold the vertebrae together and allow for spine movement. While the discs are critical for movement, they can ...

Spine surgeons are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are performed on patients with damaged discs in the neck.

Degenerative disc disease affects up to 40% of all patients with low back pain. It can lead to spinal instability; that is, the inability of the spine to limit excessive or abnormal spinal ...