Are there any correlations among the number of discopathy levels and pain intensity or disability in patients with symptomatic low back pain?

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2023)

The number of levels of discopathy was depended on the age and BMI of the patients. It had no effect on pain intensity, range of rotational motion of the lumbar spine and functional status of patients. As the number of levels of discopathy increased, a higher degree of everyday disability was observed.

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