Professor Tony J Freemont

Email:  tony.freemont@manchester.ac.uk

http://   http://www.medicine.manchester.ac.uk/staff/TonyFreemont

Degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD) often leads to low back pain, one of the most economically important diseases in the industrialised world.  The current method of treatment requires surgical intervention to remove the diseased disc and fusion of the adjacent vertebrae.  This treatment reduces the flexibility of the spine and can lead to future degeneration of other discs.  By using novel tissue engineering strategies we are hoping to develop new treatments for disc degeneration.