It is well known that injuries affect the tissue integrity. It might be less known that injury mechanisms could be initiated through a compromised cell response, which subsequently affects the tissue integrity. Such injuries ...

Low back pain is a highly prevalent, chronic, and costly medical condition predominantly triggered by intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). IDD is often caused by structural and biochemical changes in intervertebral discs ...

The causes of intervertebral disc (IVD) ruptures continue to elude both biomechanists and clinicians. It is widely accepted that unique traumatic high‐load impacts are unlikely to lead to isolated IVD herniation. Therefore, ...