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.

Lower back pain? You may have heard your practitioner mention something about your L4-L5 spinal segment. The lower back (lumbar spine) is a fairly complex structure. It consists of 5 vertebrates, the ...

Recent research has increasingly focused on the morphology of these joints and their relationship with degenerative spinal conditions, such as lumbar disc herniation, degenerative lumbar ...

The other is the area just above, called L4-L5. In the low back, the L5-S1 junction is often the site of a problem known as ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(12):3859-3867. Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and costly medical conditions. Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the ...