About 60-85% of adults will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives, and 15-45% of people experience chronic lower back pain − pain that lasts longer than three months. Lumbar ...
Your lower back does a lot more than you think. From helping you stand tall to letting you bend, twist, and carry, the lumbar spine is the backbone of daily life literally. But with age, wear and tear ...
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is any narrowing in the lumbar spinal canal or lateral recess. It can be developmental, congenital, or acquired. This article discusses acquired degenerative lumbar spinal ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles. My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of the lower back and referred me to an orthopedic ...
Spondylosis is a medical term for wear and tear in your spine. “It can happen in your neck (called cervical), mid-back (thoracic), or lower back (lumbar) (Image: Pexels) People often ignore issues ...
A 64 year-old woman complained of pain in the buttocks and thighs after walking for 5 minutes. The pain was relieved with sitting, but not standing. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the ...
A 62 year-old man complained of pain in the back, buttocks and thighs after walking two blocks. The pain was relieved with sitting, but not standing. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI of the ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Patients who are obese and have cervical or lumbar spinal pathologies may benefit from bariatric ...