What is Schmorl's nodes?

Schmorl's node is an upward and downward protrusion (pushing into) of a spinal disk's soft tissue into the bony tissue of the adjacent vertebrae (the bony building blocks of the spine). They are detectable with an x-ray test as a spine abnormality and are most common in the middle and lower spine.

How do members experience Schmorl's nodes?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Schmorl's nodes*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Schmorl's nodes*

Who has Schmorl's nodes on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 21
40s 20
50s 14
60s 13
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 18
Female 64