A small-sample study examining the cervical spine in symptom-free volunteers found focal disc protrusions in 50% of participants, suggesting that a considerable part of the population might have focal herniated discs in their cervical region that do not cause noticeable symptoms.
A small-scale study examining the cervical spine in symptom-free volunteers found focal disc protrusions in 50% of participants, suggesting that a significant portion of the population might have focal herniated discs in their cervical region that do not cause noticeable symptoms.