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Low Back Pain in Relation to Lumbar Disc Degeneration
Spine · 2000 · Vol. 25(4) · pp. 487–492
Katariina Luoma✉(Finnish Institute of Occupational Health)Hilkka RiihimäkiRitva LuukkonenRaili RaininkoEira Viikari‐JunturaAntti Lamminen
Abstract
Low back pain is associated with signs of disc degeneration and sciatic pain with posterior disc bulges. Low back pain is strongly associated with occupation.
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedical Imaging and AnalysisMedicineDegeneration (medical)Low back painMagnetic resonance imagingIntervertebral discBack painLumbarSciaticaDisc protrusionAnatomy
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AdultHumansIntervertebral DiscIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLumbar VertebraeMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementSurveys and QuestionnairesLow Back Pain
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