Obesity could be associated with poor paraspinal muscle quality at upper lumbar levels and degenerated spine at lower lumbar levels: Is this a domino effect?
Emel Ece Özcan‐Ekşi, Veli Umut Turgut, Doğu Küçüksüleymanoğlu, Murat Şakir Ekşi̇
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLow back painLumbarModic changesBody mass indexObesityLumbar vertebraeMagnetic resonance imagingPhysical therapyInternal medicineSurgeryRadiologyPathologyAlternative medicineMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedical Imaging and Analysis