Open AccessLow back pain and degenerative disc disease
Author(s) -
Slavica Jandrić,
B Antić
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0610456j
Subject(s) - medicine , degenerative disc disease , low back pain , back pain , pathology , alternative medicine
Various clinical conditions can cause low back pain, and in most cases it is of a degenerative origin. Degenerative disc disease is a common condition which affects young to middle-aged men and women equally. Changes in the mechanical properties of the disc lead to degenerative arthritis in the intervertebral joints, osteophytes, and narrowing the intervertebral foramen or the spinal canal.