Participants with a body mass index equal to or greater than 25 kg/m 2 correlated with degeneration at the L2/L3, L3/L4 and L5/S1 levels. Researchers found values of P =.0093, P =.0016 and P ...

The study included 75 patients who did not have serious back pain and received a protocol MRI and an L3/4, L4/5, and/or L5/S1 discography examination in 1997. These patients were compared to a 75 ...

Lumbar degenerative disc disease affects millions of people worldwide, and there are new treatments to help treat the condition. Lifestyle changes such as strengthening your core, ...

I'm 53 yrs old. After a Spinal Stenosis S1 - L4 operation (with fusion) in 2015, I had pain just above place of previous operation. After a real struggle to convince the Neurosurgeon of the reality of ...

Lumbar disc degeneration is an uncomfortable condition that affects millions of people, but two researchers have identified some of the genes that are causing problems. Share: ...

New study links menopause to lumbar disc degeneration and suggests benefits of hormone therapy Date: June 14, 2017 Source: The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Summary: ...

One of the largest studies to investigate lumbar spine disc degeneration found that adults who are overweight or obese were significantly more likely to have disc degeneration than those with a ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

Lumbar degenerative disc disease affects millions of people worldwide, and there are new treatments to help treat the condition. Lifestyle changes such as strengthening your core, ...

The study, published June 14 in Menopause, consisted of an MRI study of 1,566 women and 1,382 men in an age-matched comparison of lumbar disc degeneration. Previous research shows the association ...