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intervertebral disc

/ ˌɪntəˈvɜːtəbrəl /

noun

  1. any of the cartilaginous discs between individual vertebrae, acting as shock absorbers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The event is partly aimed at raising awareness and funds to combat intervertebral disc disease, which is common in sausage dogs due to their long bodies.

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An estimated 40% of low-back pain cases are attributed to degeneration of the cushiony intervertebral discs that absorb shocks and provide flexibility to the spine, previous research suggests.

Michael Lazaris of Vets on the Common, in London, says many as one in five Dachshunds suffer from intervertebral disc disease because of their elongated spines.

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Low back pain is a major cause of disability, often associated with intervertebral disc degeneration.

For example, a large-scale review showed that across 3,110 asymptomatic people, intervertebral disc degeneration was present in 27 percent of 20-year-olds ranging to 96 percent of 80-year-olds.

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