Research of 15 thousand двуяйцевых and twins at the age of 20–71 years has shown that a primary factor causing the progressing degeneration позвоночных of disks, genes are. This opening denies occurring opinion that the disk pathology which can lead to chronic back pains and a neck, is a consequence of ageing and struggles of life.

At монозиготных twins the genetic model is identical, while at дизиготных half of genes is similar only. Thus, problems with the health, caused by genes, arise at the first type of twins is more often.

As employees of University of Southern Denmark, investigating twins have found out, in most cases it is possible to make genes responsible for occurrence chronic, faltering and рецидивирующих pains as in lumbar and chest departments of a backbone, and in a cervical part. Which genes cause pains, and also what mechanisms will thus be involved, to scientists is not clear yet.

In a backbone — one of the most frequent complaints, which doctors hear chronic and periodic pains from full age patients. But to define the reasons of these pains experts, as a rule, are at a loss.