It appears to be an effective treatment for patients with DLBP who have poor outcomes after open lumbar spine surgery. A total of 12 patients who underwent RFA of the SVN for DLBP following lumbar ...

Upon presentation, her back pain had nearly resolved ... A review of her MRI scan revealed a large herniated disc at the L5-S1 level on the right, compressing the right S1 nerve root (Figs ...

In this interview, they discuss their research. Spinal anesthesia is widely used to numb patients during surgery, but its effects sometimes wear off too soon. Many anesthetists have experimented with ...

Pseudoarthrosis occurs when bones don’t heal after a fracture or bone surgery. When pseudoarthrosis affects the cervical or lumbar spine, it means that two vertebrae did not grow together after ...

Read more: 'This will not happen again', says CHI on spinal springs "It puts parents in a very tricky position because our children need surgery, and unfortunately, we have to fight for that surgery.

As a certified personal trainer, one of the most common complaints I hear from my clients is the presence of persistent lower back pain. While there are many strength and mobility exercises you ...

WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. (WGN) — There has been an extraordinary step forward in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. For the patients who come through the door of the Next Steps clinic in ...

Here are the key findings from a HIQA review into the use of unapproved springs in a series of spinal surgeries by one surgeon at Children's Health Ireland Temple Street. The Health Information ...

The lumbosacral joint, also called L5-S1, is a term used to describe a part of the spine. L5-S1 is the exact spot where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral spine begins. The lumbosacral joint ...

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., ...

Taken together, these observations indicate that M1, M2, and S1 are the origin of the most direct cortical control of these two hindlimb muscles and that this cortical control is mediated by ...