Aim: This paper provides an overview from the literature about the process, causes and
mechanisms of disc degeneration and the associated factors. Methods: The scientific …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Degenerative changes are commonly found in spine
imaging but often occur in pain-free individuals as well as those with back pain. We sought …

Study Design: Meta-analysis-based calculation. Objectives: Lumbar degenerative spine
disease (DSD) is a common cause of disability, yet a reliable measure of its global burden …

Background The past two decades have witnessed a surge in the use of lumbar facet blocks
and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat low back pain (LBP), yet nearly all aspects of the …

BACKGROUND: Chronic spinal pain is the most prevalent chronic disease with employment
of multiple modes of interventional techniques including epidural interventions. Multiple …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Imaging features of spine degeneration are common in
symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. We compared the prevalence of MR imaging …

Low back pain (LBP) is the most common pain syndrome, and is an enormous burden and
cost generator for society. Lumbar facet joints (FJ) constitute a common source of pain …

Skeletal muscle contains intramyocellular lipid droplets within the cytoplasm of myocytes as
well as intermuscular adipocytes. These depots exhibit physiological and pathological …

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for interventional
techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic spinal pain. METHODOLOGY …

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a heterogeneous disorder including patients with
dominant nociceptive (eg, myofascial low back pain), neuropathic (eg, lumbar …