traverse the lumbar sympathetic paravertebral chain, and reach the pelvic plexus through the superior hypogastric plexus and pelvic continuation of the sympathetic trunks. The superior hypogastric ...

While the source of back pain – including pain radiating down from the back into the buttocks and lower extremities – can be difficult to diagnose, there are a number of signs and symptoms that may ...

Depending on the cause of your pain, the appropriate surgical treatment will take the form of spinal decompression, lumbar fusion, or a combination of the two. There are a wide variety of approaches ...

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD), also known as percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression (PILD), is a minimally invasive treatment option for some people with spinal stenosis in ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between different radiographic methods in the evaluation of the lumbosacral concavity. METHODS: The sample consisted of 52 individuals with ages ranging from ...

What is lumbar disk disease? The vertebral column, or backbone, is made up of 33 vertebrae that are separated by spongy disks. The spine is divided into 4 areas: Cervical spine. The first 7 vertebrae, ...

Experts from the University of Nottingham have proven that multiple sclerosis (MS) can successfully be diagnosed using an MRI scan, meaning patients no longer need to undergo a painful lumbar ...

Methods: Patients aged ≥65 years hospitalized for lumbar spinal stenosis between July 2016 and July 2018 were included. Eighty-four patients receiving postoperative rehabilitation gymnastics and ...