Welcome to the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, bringing together individuals from across the globe for the purpose of research and clinical study into the lumbar spine. ISSLS serves as a forum for the exchange of information of both an investigative and clinical nature relating to low-back pain and disability.


ISSLS Prize 2024

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 ISSLS Prize. Professor Helena Brisby (Chair) and the members of the ISSLS Prize Committee were once again impressed by the high quality of the submissions this year. The winning papers will be published in the European Spine Journal, along with the other accepted papers submitted for the 2024 ISSLS Prize. Full details of this year's winners can be found here.

31st Annual Meeting of the European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS)

Recently held in the beautiful city of Porto (Portugal), hosted a special session entirely dedicated to ISSLS members entitled: “ISSLS Translational Symposium on Low Back Pain Research”.

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ISSLS Annual Meeting in 2026

The 52nd ISSLS Annual Meeting will be held in Cape Town, South Africa

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ISSLS Annual Meeting - Milan 2024

Registrations are now open!


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ISSLS Annual Meeting in 2025

The 51st ISSLS Annual Meeting will be held in Atlanta GA, USA

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