Runners Have Huge Lumbar Discs!

Runners Have Huge Lumbar Discs!

Will Running Cause Lumbar Disc Problems?  Recent evidence indicates Running Exercise May Actually Strengthen the Intervertebral Disc.  Wow!

In a recent study they looked at  intervertebral discs lumbar (IVDs) in people that were runners for greater than five years, ran greater than 50+ Kilometers per week (long distance runners) versus sedentary individuals.

When they studied runners they noticed intervertebral lumbar disc sizes were greater proportionally to the sedentary group or non-athletic group.  This was found across the lower lumbar spine.  None of the participants had a history of current or past spinal problems in the study.

The actual lower lumbar intervertebral discs, that are more prone degeneration in the normal population, had an increase in size compared to similar sized individuals. These hypertrophy changes are noted in the body in response to loads in muscle and bone.  In bone they referred to it as Wolfs law which refers to increase in bone density as the relative loads increase in the body.
An example of this is noted in construction workers and people that typically carry heavy loads as part of their occupation have greater size bones in response to those greater demands.  If the demands occurred too rapidly you can have experience stress fractures in the same bones.  This is often seen in runners who increase their distance per week too rapidly for the body to adapt to the increased distance and loads.

My goal to bring this up is that our body can adapt to many things in the case of the lumbar disc it actually increases the size to accommodate the running demands it appears in this recent study.

So go out and enjoy your running the next time someone tells me the might be hurting your back just tell them to talk to me. LOL!

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