July 28, 2025Pain PracticeOpen Access

Discogenic Low Back Pain

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Narrative review highlights disc degeneration effects and various interventional treatments for chronic discogenic low back pain.

Discogenic low back pain is challenging to diagnose and can be severely disabling.
Disc degeneration leads to increased nociceptors, contributing to chronic pain.
MRI is crucial for ruling out other conditions before diagnostic procedures.
Promising treatments include mesenchymal stem cell injections and spinal cord stimulation.

Os et al. (2025) studied this question.

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