Assertion: intervertebral disc | /r/CapableOf | lose elasticity
Facets:
value: unfortunately
type: MANNER
value: due to metabolic imbalances
type: CAUSE
value: during the natural aging process
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Unfortunately, as we age, our intervertebral discs (pillow-like pads between the bones in your spine) lose their flexibility, elasticity, and shock-absorbing characteristics.
text: As a result, the intervertebral disc becomes more brittle and loses stability.
text: The intervertebral disc is subject to a natural aging process: it shrinks, loses its elasticity and grows thinner.
text: Unfortunately, as we age, our intervertebral discs (pillow-like pads between the bones in your spine) lose their flexibility, elasticity, and shock-absorbing characteristics.
text: During the natural aging process, the intervertebral disc loses elasticity due to metabolic imbalances.