SINGAPORE – In her late 20s, Ms Jeslyn Ng began experiencing severe lower back pain ... diagnosed with degenerative disc disease after a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when ... can lead to symptoms such as back and leg pain, numbness, weakness, and cramping. Degenerative disc disease involves the gradual breakdown of ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a nerve, leading to pain, numbness, or weakness. Also known as radicular ...

A herniated or bulging disc in the back ... degenerative changes that cause the disc to bulge downward with gravity. Many ...

Due to the low prevalence of some MRI changes to be evaluated ... mm thickness and interslice distance 0.4 mm; scan time 8 min 24 s scan time. The images were read on dedicated radiological ...