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.

Disc herniation at L5-S1 is also possible and is a common cause ... The most common variety of this condition is called ...

[6] In patients with spondylolisthesis and stenosis of the L4-L5 segment ... positive in patients with disc herniation, is rarely present in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis.

The MRI scan demonstrated evidence of mild degenerative disc disease at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 interspace without significant compression of neural structures, with normal appearing vertebral bodies ...

Co-Chief Emeritus of the spine service at HSS, Harvinder Sandhu, M.D., told OTW, “Historically, depression is associated with ...