Loss and re-adaptation of lumbar intervertebral disc water signal intensity after prolonged bedrest

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 294-300

  Kordi, M ^a,b   Belavý, Daniel L ^c,d   Armbrecht, G ^c   Sheikh, A ^e   Felsenberg, D ^c   Trudel, G ^e,f  

^a ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disuse; Diurnal; Herniation; Low Back Pain; Spaceflight

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; WATER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BED REST; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC WATER; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BED REST; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; WATER;

EID: 84941201194     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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