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.

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 ...

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 ...

This ongoing project funded by the Wellcome Trust and Imperial College aims to develop diffusion tensor imaging protocols to allow identification and tracking of compressed lumbar nerves in patients ...

A lumbar spine MRI can detect a variety of conditions in the lower back, including problems with the bones (vertebrae), soft tissues (such as the spinal cord), nerves, and disks. Sometimes, doctors ...

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

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

Objective Lumbar radiculopathy (LR) often manifests as pain in the ... The NErve Root Block VErsus Surgery (NERVES) randomised trial, which enrolled patients in 12 NHS hospitals, aimed to compare ...

Lower back pain can be caused by a variety of problems with any parts of the complex, interconnected network of spinal muscles, nerves, bones, discs or tendons in the lumbar spine. Typical sources of ...