A disc herniation at L5-S1 is a common cause of sciatica. Symptoms of sciatica include ... The most common variety of this ...

The development of degenerative vertebral slippage usually involves arthritis of the facet joints with loss of normal structural support . The condition occurs most often at the L4-L5 level ...

and exhibited degenerative intervertebral disk changes at L4/L5, L5/S1, or both. Patients with nerve root compression from herniated disks were excluded. At 2 years, a small significant difference ...

3 It is possible that the anatomical configuration of a hypertrophied lumbosacral ligament is more clinically significant in older athletes with the common finding of L5/S1 degenerative disc changes .

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.