Rikke K. Jensen, Kristina B. Dissing, Tue S. Jensen, Stine H. Clausen & Bodil Arnbak Chiropractic & Manual Therapies volume 31, Article number: 45 (2023) Abstract Background Neck pain and headache are highly prevalent conditions and leading causes of disability worldwide. Although MRI is widely used in the management of these conditions, there is uncertainty […]
Ahorukomeye, Peter BSa,b; Mahajan, Arushi BSb; Du, Jerry Y. MDa; Yu, Charles C. MDc; Bhandutia, Amit K. MDd; Ahn, Nicholas U. MDa,b Spine 48(2):p 137-142, January 15, 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000004485 Abstract Study Design. Retrospective cross-sectional analysis. Summary of Background Data. Degenerative changes are a major contributor to chronic neck pain. According to the vascular […]
Valtchinov, Vladimir I. PhD SPINE: November 15, 2021 – Volume 46 – Issue 22 – p 1525-1533 Study Design. A case–control study of risk alleles for degenerative disc disease (DDD) using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for phenotyping. Objective. We aim to provide the first statistically adequately powered study of the relationship between the presence of […]
Published: 08 October 2021 Lambrechts, M.J., Pitchford, C., Hogan, D. et al. Lumbar spine intervertebral disc desiccation is associated with medical comorbidities linked to systemic inflammation. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-021-04194-3 Abstract Introduction Symptomatic disc degeneration is a common cause of low back pain. Recently, the prevalence of low back pain has swiftly risen […]
Sääksjärvi, Simoa,b; Kerttula, Liisa MD, PhDc; Luoma, Katariina MD, PhDa,d; Paajanen, Hannu MD, PhDe; Waris, Eero MD, PhDa,bAuthor Information SPINE: October 1, 2020 – Volume 45 – Issue 19 – p 1341-1347 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003548 Study Design. A prospective follow-up study. Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate whether early lumbar disc degeneration (DD) […]
European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2020; 7(1): 27-29 Eric Chun-Pu Chu, Divya Midhun Chakkaravarthy, Fa-Sain Lo, Amiya Bhaumik. Abstract Symptomatic disc herniation is the most common disc pathology and can result in substantial disability and poor quality of life. Here, we present a male patient who was diagnosed as having lumbar disc herniation […]
Published: 14 May 2020 Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran European Spine Journal (2020) Abstract Background To document the role of sub-clinical infections in disc disorders and investigate the existence of microbiome in intervertebral discs (IVD). Methods Genomic DNA from 24 lumbar IVDs [8—MRI normal discs (ND) from brain dead yet alive organ donors, 8—disc herniation (DH), 8—disc degeneration […]
Med Sci Monit. 2019 Dec 14;25:9531-9537. doi: 10.12659/MSM.918649. NaPier Z. Abstract BACKGROUND Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a common cause of lower back pain, which carries substantial morbidity and economic cost. Omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) are known to reduce inflammatory processes with a relatively benign side effect profile. This study aimed to investigate the […]
Spine: November 15, 2019 – Volume 44 – Issue 22 – p E1317-E1324 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003145 Okada, Eijiro MD, PhD Study Design. Prospective longitudinal study. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term degenerative changes in intervertebral discs in the thoracic spine in healthy asymptomatic subjects. Summary of Background Data. Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) […]