Good habits can protect your back, too, said Dr. Patricia Zheng, an associate professor in the orthopedic surgery department ...
We collected and analyzed data related to baseline parameters, disc degeneration grading, clinical effectiveness, surgery-related factors, lumbar spine function ... Preoperative MRI (L5-S1) and ...
Courtesy photo In addition, after a post-accident MRI revealed a large, extruded disc herniation at the L5-S1 level, Feldman underwent conservative therapy and an epidural steroid injection at the ...
With the results obtained, thoracic curvature (from T1-2 to T11-12), lumbar curvature (from L1 to L5), sacral curvature (from S1 to S5), and angular upright position of the entire spine was determined ...
This phenomenon mimics radicular pain, for example, a patient with L4-5 herniated disc experiences pain on his dorsal ... for zygapophysial joint syndrome normally are at lower lumbar spine (S1, L5, ...
I needed a spinal fusion in my L5-S1. It was pretty simple; the surgery could limit my flexibility and prevent me from playing football ever again." Two vertebrae are joined together using metal ...