What is degenerative disc disease? All of us have a breakdown, or deterioration, of our joints as we age. This is also true of our spinal discs, which act as shock absorbers for our body’s back. More ...

Compared with changes seen in the normal population (non-athletes) as described in the literature, disc degeneration defined by the above criteria was found to be significantly more severe in these ...

Of the ex-military parachutists x-rayed, 84·7% had lumbar disc degeneration of all grades of severity, 17·4% had moderate changes, and 10·8% had severe changes. The frequency of moderate and severe ...

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 ...

Study participants with vertebral fractures, particularly those with severe fractures ... Both vertebral fractures and degenerative spinal conditions, such as disc height narrowing (DHN) and ...

In these cases, the stalk can become twisted, cutting off the blood supply to the fibroid. If this occurs, not only is the pain intense, but it lasts longer than a normal degeneration. In severe cases ...

Two well-calibrated readers (FdB, MOT) assessed all MRIs and radiographs for degenerative lesions. Adjudication was performed (MR for MRI and AF for radiographs) on a per-lesion basis, except for the ...

Study participants with vertebral fractures, particularly those with severe fractures, were associated with worsening facet ... Both vertebral fractures and degenerative spinal conditions, such as ...