The disc serves as a shock absorber between each lumbar bone. It also helps support your body weight and allow movement between each vertebra. The spinal cord is the bundle of nerve tissue that ...

The lumbar spine is comprised of five vertebrae—designated as L1 to L5—as well as five vertebral discs, and five pairs of spinal nerve roots servicing the pelvis, groin, genital area, legs, and feet.

The disc serves as a shock absorber between each lumbar bone. It also helps support your body weight and allow movement between each vertebra. The spinal cord is the bundle of nerve tissue that ...

Background Clinical examination of patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy aims to clarify whether there is nerve root impingement. The aims of this study were to investigate the association ...

The Root Causes Behind Sciatica Understanding what's triggering ... sitting or standing-can dramatically reduce pressure on the lower back and sciatic nerve. Using lumbar support cushions, adjusting ...

Abbreviations AUC: Area under the curve; CI: Confidence interval; CT: Computer tomography; LR: Likelihood ratio; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; ROC: Receiver ...

You can develop lower back and hip pain due to a pinched nerve or ... between your lumbar spine and your tailbone. This joint is meant to absorb shock between your upper body, pelvis, and legs.

Experts aren’t sure why people get this disorder. But they know it’s caused by inflammation of your nerves and nerve roots. The swelling can destroy the protective covering around your nerves ...

In addition, lumbar fusion was performed to alleviate the long-term compression of the nerve roots, and the steroids administered after RFA further promoted the repair of the nerve roots. This may ...