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) […]
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) […]
Eur Spine J. 2019 Feb;28(2):259-269. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5851-2. Epub 2019 Jan 2. Arnold Y L Wong 1 2, Eric C Parent 3, Sukhvinder S Dhillon 4, Narasimha Prasad 5, Dino Samartzis 6, Gregory N Kawchuk 3 PMID: 30604298 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-018-5851-2 Abstract Purpose: Our prior study revealed that people with non-specific low back pain (LBP) who self-reported […]
World Neurosurgery Available online 9 November 2018 Severe lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration is associated with Modic changes and fatty infiltration in the paraspinal muscles at all lumbar levels, except L1-L2: A cross-sectional analysis of 50 symptomatic females and age-matched 50 symptomatic males EmelEce Özcan-Ekş iM.D. Abstract Objective Low back pain is a common public health […]
Insights Imaging. 2018 Apr; 9(2): 253–274. Published online 2018 Mar 22. doi: 10.1007/s13244-017-0584-z PMCID: PMC5893484 PMID: 29569215 Sergiy V. Kushchayev Abstract Degenerative changes in the spine have high medical and socioeconomic significance. Imaging of the degenerative spine is a frequent challenge in radiology. The pathogenesis of this degenerative process represents a biomechanically related continuum of […]
The Spine Journal Volume 14, Issue 11, 1 November 2014, Pages 2525-2545 David F.Fardon MD Abstract Background context The paper ‘‘Nomenclature and classification of lumbar disc pathology, recommendations of the combined task forces of the North American Spine Society, the American Society of Spine Radiology and the American Society of Neuroradiology,’’ was published in 2001 […]
J Orthop Res. 2018 May;36(5):1313-1323. doi: 10.1002/jor.23765. Epub 2018 Jan 16. Bowden JA1, Bowden AE2, Wang H3, Hager RL1, LeCheminant JD1, Mitchell UH1. Abstract Physical activity impacts health and disease in multiple body tissues including the intervertebral discs. Fluid flow within the disc is an indicator of disc health that can be observed using diffusion […]