Degenerative Lumbar Disc Disease in the Mature Athlete: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

lumbar disc syndrome, intervertebral disc displacement, discogenic low back pain, LBP, degenerative disk disease, DDD, herniated disc, spinal stenosis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Gerard A Malanga, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School; Director of Pain Management, Overlook Hospital; Director of Sports Medicine, Mountainside Hospital
Gerard A Malanga, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American College of Sports Medicine, North American Spine Society, and Physiatric Association for Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation
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Michal E Eisenberg, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School
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Stephen G Andrus, MD, Sports Medicine Fellow, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, UMDNJ
Stephen G Andrus, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Association, and Physiatric Association for Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation
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Joseph P Garry, MD, Director of Sports Medicine and Sports Medicine Fellowship, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Exercise & Sport Science, Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine
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