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Disc Height, Disc Herniation, Intervertebral Disc, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Patient Education, Review

Spine Education Models | Patient Education MRI Pathology

Disc Height, Intervertebral Disc, Research

Diurnal Variations of Lumbar Discs and the Varying Contributing Factors

Disc Bulge, Disc Height, Disc Height Loss, Disc Pressure, Disc Protrusion, Low back pain, Patient Education, Research

Loading the Spine in MRI

Loading the spine and the differences seen in MRI

Degenerative Disc Disease, Disc Height, News, Patient Education, Research

Belly Up vs. Belly Down MRI | What are we missing? Prone MRI vs. Supine MRI in Low Back Pain Patients

Goal of the Study? It is not uncommon to encounter remarkable pain patients with unremarkable MRI findings in clinical settings. Conventional MRI is done lying down, facing up (supine) in a recumbent and off-loading environment. This group…

Disc Height, Disc Height Loss, Patient Education, Research

Natural Disc Height Narrowing Does Not Help with Cervical Spondylolisthesis

Goal of the Study? Disc height narrowing is thought to incur stabilization over time as discs dry out and age. However, in this study[1.Disc Height Narrowing Could Not Stabilize the Mobility at the Level of Cervical Spondylolisthesis: A Retrospective…

Degenerative Disc Disease, Disc Height, Disc Height Loss, Hypermobility, News, Research

Tensile forces create spinal spurs | Biomechanical Evaluation of Spondylophyte Development

Goal of the Study? Bone spurs that project off vertebral bodies (spondylophytes) are common. However, the causes of their development are somewhat curious. Are these vertebral spurs due to tensile (stretching/lengthening) forces, or are they…

Degenerative Disc Disease, Disc Height, Disc Height Loss, News, Research

Low Rate Loading Regenerated Degenerated Discs

Goal of the Study? The regenerative potential of a degenerated disc has been questioned over the years. In this ISSLS prize-winning study[1.ISSLS Prize in Bioengineering Science 2022: low rate cyclic loading as a therapeutic strategy for intervertebral…

Degenerative Disc Disease, Disc Height, Patient Education, Research

Mechanical Strain Accelerates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Through Circadian Rhythm Disruption

Goal of the Study? The intervertebral disc often plays a role in back pain. In this study[1.Excessive mechanical strain accelerates intervertebral disc degeneration by disrupting intrinsic circadian rhythm] researchers were curious about how…

Disc Bulge, Disc Height, Lumbar Models, MRI study, Research

Three-dimensional Modelling Dynamic Diurnal Disc Changes – Posterior and Anterior Look with MRI

Goal of the Study? We all know that LBP is a worldwide problem. Yet, the disc and its functional relationship to low back pain are poorly understood. These researchers worked to use MRI and three-dimensional modelling to measure in-vivo shape…