Accepted Manuscript Title: Cervical and thoracic intervertebral disc hydration increases with recumbency. a study in 101 healthy volunteers Author: Daniel L. Belavy, Matthew Quittner, Yuan Ling, David Connell, Timo Rantalainen PII: S1529-9430(17)30268-1 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.06.006 Reference: SPINEE 57346 To appear in: The Spine Journal Received date: 13-2-2017 Revised date: 22-5-2017 Accepted date: 7-6-2017 Please cite this article as: Daniel L. Belavy, Matthew Quittner, Yuan Ling, David Connell, Timo Rantalainen, Cervical and thoracic intervertebral disc hydration increases with recumbency. a study in 101 healthy volunteers, The Spine Journal (2017), http://dx.doi.org/doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.06.006. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.