Detailed MRI evaluation of the spine: a 2-year follow-up study of young individuals reporting different training doses

ConclusionThis study suggests that disc degeneration is manifested earlier in individuals reporting a higher training dose. Over a 2-year period, however, the degeneration process did not accelerate further. Also, a significant difference in the vertebral signal, at baseline and follow-up as well as over time, could be seen between groups of individuals reporting high versus low-to-normal training dose.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research