ARTICLE SUMMARY:
By restoring vertebral disc height with an injectable, durable hydrogel, ReGelTec aims to give interventional spine and pain clinicians an effective option for one of the most common causes of low back pain.
As many as 80% of people in the US experience low back pain at some point in life, making it one of the most common symptoms prompting a doctor visit. For those with degenerative disc disease (DDD), which typically appears around age 40 and is influenced by genetics and lifestyle factors such as repetitive motion, that pain is chronic and a detriment to quality of life.
