Biomechanical changes in the lumbar spine following spaceflight 1 and factors associated with post2 spaceflight disc herniation

Background Context: For chronic low back pain, the causal mechanisms between pathological features from imaging and patient symptoms are unclear. For instance, disc herniations can often be present without symptoms. There remains a need for improved knowledge of the pathophysiological mechanisms that explore spinal tissue damage and clinical manifestations of pain and disability. Spaceflight and astronaut health provides a rare opportunity to study potential low back pain mechanisms longitudinally.

Source: The Spine Journal - August 2, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jeannie F. Bailey, Priya Nyayapati, Gabriel T.A. Johnson, Lucas Dziesinski, Aaron W. Scheffler, Rebecca Crawford, Richard Scheuring, Conor W O'Neill, Douglas Chang, Alan R. Hargens, Jeffrey C. Lotz Source Type: research