Comparison between pain at discography and morphological disc changes at axial loaded MRI in patients with low back pain

Purpose Discogenic pain is induced by axial load, but there are no studies evaluating the influence of dynamic MRI in relation to provoked pain at discography. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between discography-induced pain and morphological disc changes, occurring during axial loaded MRI (alMRI). A secondary aim was to compare and register the frequency of provoked concordant pain at alMRI and discography.