Back and neck pain have become a primary cause of disability and healthcare spending
globally. While the causes of back pain are multifactorial, intervertebral disc degeneration is …

Study Design. In vitro study. Objective. To investigate the effect of irisin on human nucleus
pulposus cells (hNPCs) in vitro. Summary of Background Data. Physical exercise (PE) …

This study investigates the factors influencing heritage food tourists' behavioural intentions
and perceived destination image based on how heritage food consumption and experiential …

Context: Running is one of the most popular sports worldwide. However, controversies exist
regarding how running affects runner's intervertebral discs (IVD). Objective: The purpose of …

Food or culinary tourism has become a field of interest for scholars, and food tourism is
considered a vital part of tourism research. The study aims to understand how value creation …

There is evidence in animal populations that loading and exercise can positively impact the
intervertebral disc (IVD). However, there is a paucity of information in humans. We examined …

Over the course of the physical activity transition, machines have largely replaced skeletal
muscle as the source of work for locomotion and other forms of occupational physical activity …

High body mass index (BMI) and obesity have been implicated as risk factors for lumbar
degenerative disc disease and low back pain. Despite this, there is limited in vivo data to …

Disturbances in lipid metabolism are closely related to intervertebral disc degeneration
(IDD). However, the lipid metabolism characteristics of nucleus pulposus (NP) cells during …

Lumbar disc herniation is one of the common clinical diseases of the lower lumbar spine in
orthopedics. The purpose is to remove the herniated disc nucleus pulposus tissue, remove …