The vast majority of low back pain is mechanical in nature. In many cases, low back pain is associated with spondylosis, a term that refers to the general degeneration of the spine associated with normal wear and tear that occurs in the joints, discs, and bones of the spine as people get older.
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Asthma & Allergy Center, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe St., Baltimore, Maryland, July 2012.