The paradox: Diseases typically associated with aging appear in teenagers. Many parents mistakenly believe that back pain in young children is simply muscle aches caused by carrying heavy school bags ...

Microdiscectomy surgery is used to relieve pressure on a lumbar nerve due to a herniated disc. This surgery is for severe cases where nerve compression causes significant pain or weakness. Risks of ...

Myotomes are groups of muscles that get signals from a single spinal nerve root. Myotome testing helps find weak muscles and can show which spinal nerve is hurt. Identifying the affected nerve root ...

Lower back pain and sciatica account for approximately 40% of work-related absences, with management options ranging from conservative measures, such as rest and analgesia, to surgical intervention.

Introduction: The unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) technique has demonstrated favorable outcomes in lumbar discectomy and decompressive laminectomy. IntraSPINE is an innovative interlaminar dynamic ...

If you have ever felt a sudden tingling down your arm or shooting pain through your lower back, you may have been experiencing a pinched nerve. A pinched nerve, also referred to as a compressed nerve, ...

The vacuum disc phenomenon (VDP), characterized by gas accumulation within degenerated intervertebral discs, is a radiographic hallmark of advanced spinal degeneration. Although this phenomenon is ...

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has emerged as a pivotal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for the assessment of microstructural changes in nerve roots affected by lumbar disc herniation. By ...

Posteriorly, the bony arch encircles the spinal canal (Fig 1). It is composed of transverse processes, facet joints, two pedicles, two laminae, and a spinous process. In the lumbar spine, the bony ...

Low back pain is a common complaint. An estimated 70% to 85% of the adult population is reported to experience the problem at some point during their lifetime. While the source of back pain – ...