The vast majority of low back pain is mechanical in nature. In many cases, low back pain is associated with spondylosis, a term that refers to the general degeneration of the spine associated with normal wear and tear that occurs in the joints, discs, and bones of the spine as people get older.
Johns Hopkins University is a private institution of higher education in Baltimore, Maryland with four main campuses in the area.
Hopkins; Johns Hopkins (United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873)).