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My MRI demonstrated disc desiccation at C6-7. What causes this to happen? I was in a car accident a few months prior to the MRI. Could the accident have been a cause?
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Cause of Disc Desiccation ... There are a number of causes of disc desiccation, however the most common cause of disc desiccation is due to the degenerative process. This means that as we age the fluid in the disc evaporates or slowly releases from the disc.
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Information about the causes and available treatments for disc desiccation. General Disc desiccation information to understand this condition better ... Disc desiccation can occur due to various reasons. The primary cause of disc desiccation is wear and tear on our discs. This is medically referred to as the...
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To understand disc desiccation, it is first necessary to understand a few other terms. To begin with, vertebrae are bones that form an opening in which the spinal cord passes. These bones are stacked one on top of another. Each individual b...
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This means "atrophy" or "drying out" of the intervertebral disc, resulting in loss of height. Spinal discs are normally rubbery round pads that are filled with a jelly-like substance called the nucleus. Normal disks are ...
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Disc desiccation is considered to be a natural aging process of the intervertebral disc space. The cause of early disc desiccation is unknown, although, it is felt to be multifactorial involving genetics and possibly trauma or chronic repetitive injury.
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MRI at this stage may reveal desiccation, disk bulging without herniation, or a high-intensity zone (HIZ) in the annulus. Structural alteration of the facet joint following disk degeneration is acknowledged ... The cause of LDDD is unknown. ... Schellhas KP, Pollei SR, Gundry CR, Heithoff KB. Lumbar disc high-intensity zone.
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/309767-overview
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More controversial are MRI findings of early disc space degeneration such as disc desiccation (disc are blacker on a scan because they do not have as much water as a healthy disc), a disc bulge, or an annular tear (tear into the outer annulus of the disc space on a scan that shows up as a bright white spot).
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www.spine-health.com/conditions/degenerative-disc-disea...
www.spine-health.com/conditions/degenerative-disc-disease/lumbar-degenerative-disc-disease
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• Low back pain is second only to the common cold as a cause of lost days at work. ... This is called desiccation. This disc desiccation or drying out can be reversed and the disc can be rehydrated. As discs deteriorate, their tough outer shell weakens. One swing on the tennis court or lifting in the wrong way can burst...
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