Lower back pain? You may have heard your practitioner mention something about your L4-L5 spinal segment. The lower back ...

Spine problems are increasing trend due to change in life style, increasing weight, obesity & less outdoor physical activity.

which normally is smaller than disc L4–L5. Osteophytes, in the spine also called spondylophytes, are described by reactive bone hypertrophy, seen as bony spurs arising from the vertebral body close to ...

Strength, sensation and reflexes were normal in the bilateral lower extremities. MRI at 1.5 T of the lumbar spine revealed a large L4–L5 disc extrusion producing severe central canal stenosis and mild ...

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., ...

The incidence of acute and chronic pain was high among astronauts both during and after spaceflight, with many experiencing ...

An MRI scan revealed severe spinal canal stenosis at L3-L4 and L4-L5, as well as a herniated nucleus pulposus on the right at L5-S1 (Figs 11, 12). DC underwent a L3-L5 decompressive laminectomy ...

This paper discusses the theory that subtle lumbosacral canal impingement of the L5 nerve ... with an L2–L4 nerve supply. Many clinicians subscribe to the concept of a “back related” hamstring injury ...

Optionally, the respective parameters can be set for each FSU individually. The output includes the models of L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, SA, aligned as a coherent artificial lumbar spine, along with a table ...

This is compatible with involvement of the L4, L5 and S1-level. The sciatic nerve stretch test was ... and sensory deficit at the right calf and heel. Percussion of the spine revealed pain from the ...

and Spinal Canal Stenosis. For each imaging study in the dataset, we’ve provided severity scores (Normal/Mild, Moderate, or Severe) for each of the five conditions across the intervertebral disc ...