The Prevalence of Spinopelvic Misalignment in Individuals with Refractory Low Back Pain and Degenerative Disc Disease

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Low back pain (LBP) is a common and challenging issue. While many patients with LBP respond to treatments such as physical therapy, oral analgesics and spinal injections, others continue to experience symptoms, yet those with degenerative disc disease (DDD) in the absence of significant disc disruption or herniation, scoliosis, stenosis or spondylosis are poor surgical candidates. Recent investigation has revealed spinopelvic misalignment (SPM) as a potential etiology of chronic refractory LBP in individuals with DDD without surgical pathology on lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research