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Illustrative plot depicting the contemporary treatment gap for low back pain associated with disc degeneration, in which only treatment options are available (oval) in either the mild or severe disc degeneration and low back pain range. New proposed techniques (blocks) likely will be most effective at different stages of degeneration and are likely less invasive than the surgical intervention currently employed.
