Detailed MRI evaluation of the spine: a 2-year follow-up study of young individuals reporting different training doses.
Louise RosenqvistHanna HebelkaAdad BarantoHelena BrisbyKerstin LagerstrandPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)
This 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.