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., ...

The lumbar spine rests upon the sacrum. The place where they meet is called the lumbosacral joint, or L5-S1. The muscles in your lumbar spine work with your abdominal muscles to move your torso ...

It manages it well. I do have stenosis at L4-L5, L5-S1. Go ahead Mike, show how simple it is. Mike: So it's simply hanging. You are going to need some type of pull-up bar or something to hang from ...

Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

Lumbar (lower back) fusions are not common to return from for a variety of reasons. There is a good chance that surgery doesn't help and the pain doesn't improve. In the general population, it's about ...

At the L5/S1 level, 58% were found to have an element of disc displacement ... the results suggest that elite athletes have a greater prevalence and greater degree of lumbar disc degeneration than the ...