LEVEL OF EDUCATION AS A RISK FACTOR FOR EXTENSIVE PREVALENCE OF CERVICAL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATIVE CHANGES AND CHRONIC NECK PAIN

摘要

Objective: The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of degenerative intervertebral disc changes in the patients who previously reported symptoms of neck pain and to determine the influence of education level on degenerative intervertebral disc changes and subsequent chronic neck pain.