Lumbar spondylosis refers to degenerative changes of the lumbar spine. Facet joint hypertrophy, thickening and bulging of the ligamentum flavum, outward bulging of the intervertebral disc ...

Degenerative ... disc disease is extremely rare. Intrigued by this fact and how it might apply to humans, researchers in Toronto, Canada, decided to conduct a gene expression study on ...

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.