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 ...

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch ...

The lumbosacral joint connects these bones. L5-S1 is vulnerable to misalignment and injury. It can also be the site of a disc ...

A herniated or bulging disc in the back can be identified with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a test typically recommended ...

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.