Cervical and thoracic intervertebral disc hydration increases with recumbency. a study in 101 healthy volunteers

Variation in water content and size of the lumbar intervertebral discs (IVDs) is known to occur due to recumbency and has been associated with lumbar IVD herniation risk through the impact of IVD hydration on tissue mechanical properties. It is not clear if similar changes in the cervical or thoracic IVDs occur with recumbency.

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