PREVALENCE OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION AND DISC DEGENERATION IN ASYMPTOMATIC INDIAN SUBJECTS: AN MRI BASED STUDY

Abstract

Background: 
India, with its vast human resource base and diverse cultures and religions, engages in numerous 
activities that require the spine to bend and twist, leading to increased disc degeneration and disc 
herniation compared to the West. The Indian healthcare system uses both contemporary and 
traditional medicines, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which can show 
physiological and pathological changes. However, this accessibility could potentially mislead 
less skilled healthcare providers and negatively affect a healthy person's mental state.