Understanding Your MRI of the Lumbar Spine

Understanding Your MRI of the Lumbar Spine

As we get older, we all develop “changes” in our spines.  Studies have shown that about 30% of completely pain-free (asymptomatic) people undergoing a lumbar MRI have abnormalities detected.  After the age of 60 years old, about 90% of people have at least a “degenerative disc.” Low back pain is one of the most common…