Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Fact checked by Jillian Dara The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in ...

The two main muscle groups involved in back function are: The extensors, which include the many muscles that attach to the spine and work together to hold your back straight while enabling you to ...

The thoracic spine is located between your cervical and lumbar spines, and it serves as an attachment point for your ribs and for many muscles and bones. If it seems to you like your neck and low back ...

Cauda equina syndrome is caused by any large space-occupying mass, such as a large central HNP, located in the spinal canal at the level of the cauda equina. The cauda equina is the lumbar and ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS ... A brief overview of lumbar functional anatomy is presented.

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 ...

The thoracic spine is located between your cervical and lumbar spines, and it serves as an attachment point for your ribs and for many muscles and bones. If it seems to you like your neck and low ...

Cervical and lumbar stenosis are the most common forms, with lumbar spinal stenosis affecting more than 200,000 adults in the United States. Anatomy of the spine and the mechanics of spinal stenosis ...

the first seven vertabrae located just below the skull The thoracic spine – the 12 vertabrae of the upper back The lumbar spine – the five vertabrae of the lower back The sacral spine – composed of a ...

Many clinicians subscribe to the concept of a “back related” hamstring injury (or more specifically lumbar spine related), 3– 5 although this is a controversial paradigm to researchers as no specific ...

The goal of this competition is to create models that can be used to aid in the detection and classification of degenerative spine conditions using lumbar spine MR images. Competitors will develop ...