The lumbar area of the spine is the physical center of the body. This area is the hub for many basic activities, including balance and the generation of locomotion (walking and running ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Neural foraminal stenosis is a common condition that can cause symptoms referred to as a pinched nerve. The neural foramen (spinal foramen) are small holes ...

Ten different parameters were identified to quantify lumbar spinal stenosis. Most often reported measures for central stenosis were antero-posterior diameter (< 10 mm) and cross-sectional area ...

(Lumbar Spine Surgery in Athletes:: Outcomes and Return-to-Play Criteria - Ying Li MD, M. Timothy Hresko MD.) Once you get up the cervical (neck) area, the return to play from spinal fusion is very ...

rug.ac.be Objectives—To determine the effect of different training schedules on the cross sectional area (CSA) of the lumbar multifidus muscle in patients with chronic low back pain. Methods—Each of ...

“We discovered quite quickly that there was a problem in the lumbar area, which suggested that there might be a fracture. “We had to move him to Donnington for a scan and that confirmed a fracture to ...

Two kilometres southeast of Korčula town centre, the pudding-shaped St Anthony's Hill looms over the road to Lumbarda. An alley lined with cypress leads to a 102-step stairway that scales the hill.

Lumbar disc hernias can be alleviated with conservative treatments such as painkillers in around 80% of cases, but for the remaining 20%, surgery was the only way to control the pain. However, in ...