Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Amount

$54,910.00

Award Date

7/21/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Low back pain is a major socio-economic concern in the United States. While the exact cause of low back pain is not clear, it is believed that degeneration of the intervertebral discs (IVD) of the spine is the main etiologic factor leading to the onset o