This is a discussion on Shedding New Light On Prediction Of Spinal Disc Degeneration within the Education, Research and Spine Publications forums, part of the General Spine Discussion Forums category; About 80% of the active population suffers from low back pain at some point in their lives...researchers at the Institute ...
Shedding New Light On Prediction Of Spinal Disc Degeneration About 80% of the active population suffers from low back pain at some point in their lives...researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) show that overloading on already degenerated discs is less damaging than on discs which are still healthy - and that changes in cell density in discs are fundamental to the process of disc degeneration.
Shedding New Light On Prediction Of Spinal Disc Degeneration (click here for the full article at Medical News Today)
Justin Averna
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- 1994: Football Injury, Severe Hyperextension
- 1997: Snow Skiing Injury
- 3/7/1997: Laminotomy L4/L5
- 1999 & 2003: Motor Vehicle Accidents (not at fault both times) --> Grade V Annular Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
- 11/15/2003: 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6*, *lumbosacral transitional vertebra --> Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
- 4/2008: 4.5 years pain-free before "new" leg pain
- 5/14/2009: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
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