Another function of the lumbar spine is to protect lumbar nerve roots. These nerves travel from your spinal cord to your buttocks and legs. The lumbar bones create a canal where the nerves are ...

To investigate whether imaging of lumbar spinal nerves is an optimal technique to diagnose the damage of the compressed nerves and to predict the outcome of the lumbar spinal surgery.

The bone extends out from the back of the vertebra to form canals for nerves, joints for stability, and attachment sites for muscles. These parts of the spine include: Each region of the spine has a ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common condition that occurs when the spinal canal narrows, leading to pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. This condition often results in pain, numbness ...

The pressure on the nerves results in pain, numbness or weakness in the extremities. Cervical stenosis (in the neck) can affect the arms, legs and sometimes balance. Lumbar stenosis (in the low back) ...

While the body has 31 spinal nerves, you only have 30 dermatomes. That’s because C1 (in your neck) doesn’t provide sensory function. At the lower end, the 11 lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal dermatomes ...

The best mattresses for sciatica balance support with pressure relief, as they keep your spine in a neutral alignment and ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back (lumbar spine). The spinal canal houses the spinal cord and nerves. The narrowing caused by spinal stenosis can squeeze the ...

Most pinched nerves start in the neck (cervical radiculopathy), upper-middle back (thoracic radiculopathy) or lower back (lumbar radiculopathy). The symptoms of most pinched nerves will gradually go ...

Spinal fractures involving vertebrae in the lumbar spine (lower back) can cause pressure on the spinal nerves, resulting in pain. Severe fractures are unstable and often require surgery to remove and ...