title: Influence of age on the development of pathology.
abstract: Patients of different ages present with different lumbar spine afflictions. These afflications are linked to age-related changes in the intervertebral disc, zygapophyseal joints, and capsuloligamentous structures. Disc degeneration precedes all other changes, resulting in nonspecific low back pain that can potentially advance into specific low back pain conditions.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech Health Science Center, Physical Therapy Program, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA. alhpss@ttuhsc.edu
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sizer
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matthijs
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Phelps
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology*; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000473:pathology*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000473:pathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*