The lumbar enlargement is composed of the L2-S3 spinal cord levels and is found at the level of the T10-L1 vertebral bodies or the spinous processes of T9-12. From:Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Ans (Third Edition),2014 ...
In this position the patient relaxes and the weight of her leg hanging down is sufficient to take up the slack of her lumbar erector spinae (i.e. to bring the lumbar spine into anteflexion and rotation). The patient then lifts her hanging leg slightly, breathing in slowly (see Figure ...
Looking at the Big Picture: Considerations for Older Adults Post Lumbar Spine SurgeryLeineke, LoriGarcia Trepte, Alessandra N.GeriNotes
Signs and symptoms of degenerative spondylolisthesis include the following: These patients present with less prominent physical findings; pain often is provoked with lumbar spine extension If lumbar stenosis is present, then reflexes may be diminished; radicular findings also may be present In congenital/...
Lumbar nerve root pain refers to pain caused by specific nerves of the lumbar spine that can radiate from the lower back to the legs or beyond. Patients often have mechanical lesions of the spine, such as intervertebral disc herniation or spinal canal stenosis caused by structural hyperplasia of...
is necessary but hardly being quantified. IVD comprises a gel-like nucleus pulposus (NP), collagenous annulus-fibrosis (AF) layers, and ring-like cartilaginous endplates (EP), playing an important role in mechanical transmitting loads from body weight and daily activity through the spine column2....
cervical vertebrae stretching device: This cervical spine stretching device is a great aid for anyone suffering from backaches, neck pain, stiffness or injuries. lumbar magnetic therapy massager: This lumbar magnetic therapy massager can improve the pain of brain, increase blood flow. back stretcher...
25 Exclusion criteria were previous lumbar spine fusion surgery, progressive neurologic deficits, aortic or peripheral vascular disease, pain scores of less than 3 (0-10 scale), ongoing treatment for back pain by other health care providers, or participation in pending or current litigation. ...
In this study, we focused on the shape of the pedicle and used six parameters based on CT scan to establish a coordinate system to guide lumbar spine pedicle screw placement. First, we used SP-L and SP-H in this system to replace the inaccurate but traditional crista lambdoidalis method ...
Lumbar disc herniation is the most common diagnosis among the degenerative abnormalities of the lumbar spine (affecting 2 to 3% of the population), and is the principal cause of spinal surgery among the adult population. The typical clinical picture includes initial lumbalgia, followed by progressive...