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  2. Discitis - Wikipedia

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    Discitis, or diskitis, is an infection in the intervertebral disc space that affects different age groups. Symptoms include severe back pain, leading to lack of mobility. In adults, it can lead to severe consequences, such as sepsis or epidural abscess, but it can also spontaneously resolve, especially in children under 8 years of age. Discitis ...

  3. Spondylodiscitis - Wikipedia

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    Spondylodiscitis is the most common complication of sepsis or local infection, usually in the form of an abscess. [2] The main causative organisms are staphylococci, but potential organisms include a large number of bacteria, fungi, zoonoses. [2]

  4. Vertebral osteomyelitis - Wikipedia

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    Both diseases are characterized by a patient's inability to walk and concentrated back pain; however, patients with vertebral osteomyelitis often appear more ill than those with discitis. [12] Additional measures may be called upon to rule out the possibility of discitis; such approaches include diagnosing the disease through various medical ...

  5. Pott's disease - Wikipedia

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    The most common and earliest clinical symptom of Pott's Disease is back pain, often associated with local tenderness, worsening muscle spasms along the spine, and focal edema. These symptoms can lead to limited and painful movement in all directions of the spine.

  6. Lumbar disc disease - Wikipedia

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    Pain, loss of muscle strength and loss of touch sensation may occur if this herniation causes the compression of the most proximal part of the nerve closely neighbouring the intervertebral disc material. Pain is in the distribution of the nerve compressed, usually down the back of the leg, side of the calf and inside of the foot .

  7. Spinal disease - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms for spinal tumors may vary due to factors such as the type of tumor, the region of the spine, and the health of the patient. Back pain is the most common symptom and it can be a problem if the pain is severe, has a time frame that lasts longer than it would for a normal injury, and becomes worse while laying down or at rest.

  8. This Full-Body Workout Could Help Slow Signs Of Aging, New ...

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    For the study, researchers had adults between the ages of 60 and 80 do kettlebell training sessions twice a week for a year. The researchers tracked different health metrics, finding that ...

  9. Degenerative disc disease - Wikipedia

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    Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a medical condition typically brought on by the aging process in which there are anatomic changes and possibly a loss of function of one or more intervertebral discs of the spine. [1] DDD can take place with or without symptoms, but is typically identified once symptoms arise.