Association of lumbar disc degeneration with low back pain in middle age in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

• Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Main Authors: Teija Mertimo, Jaro Karppinen, Jaakko Niinimäki, Roberto Blanco, Juhani Määttä, Markku Kankaanpää, Petteri Oura
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: Lumbar disc degeneration; Low back pain; Magnetic resonance imaging; Back-related functional limitation; Mental distress; Prevalence; Diseases of the musculoskeletal system; RC925-935; Beck; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05302-z; https://doaj.org/article/0bd2eeb527554e9fbffef6524c0a51ee

Abstract Background Although it has been suggested that lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is a significant risk factor for low back pain (LBP), its role remains uncertain. Our objective was to clarify the association between LDD and LBP and whether mental distress modifies the association. Methods Part...