Because each lumbar facet joint is innervated by two medial branches of the primary dorsal ramus, both must be anesthetized to completely block a single joint. For example, to block the L4-L5 facet ...

All patients with back pain should have a screening neurologic evaluation including motor function, perineal and lower extremity sensation, deep tendon reflexes, and Babinski reflexes. This brief ...

A 32 year-old man presented with progressive numbness and pain radiating from the back to the anterior and medial thigh. Schwannoma: MRI Scans of the Lumbar Spine; (Left Top) T1-weighted axial; (Left ...

Lumbar radiculopathy is inflammation of a nerve root in the lower back that causes symptoms in the back and down the leg. Radiculopathy is pain and other neurological symptoms caused by the pinching ...

Let's look at your lumbar vertebrae and the segments below the lumbars ― your sacrum and coccyx ― and what subluxations of these areas may cause. Let me first give you the definition of what ...

Five weeks after L4 nerve root avulsion with preconditioning crush 1 week prior to avulsion, the expression of 27 kDa heat shock protein is stronger than that in the avulsion-only group. Disclaimer: ...

A low-back disc herniation can be a harrowing experience. One minute you're going about your day and the next you're laid up with pain, numbness, or tingling into your back and legs. Luckily, in many ...