Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video from the Open Operating Theatre, Klaus John Schnake, MD, discusses how to perform an open, ...

Lumbar decompression surgery aims to release compressed nerves in the lower back. This procedure may ease pain and improve mobility in those with spinal conditions. Conditions such as herniated disks, ...

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 ...

Dr. Carragee and colleagues studied the progression of disk degeneration over a 10-year period using a prospective cohort study. Fifty-seven patients with low back pain underwent a 3-level lumbar ...

Spinal decompression therapy helps relieve back pain by reducing spinal pressure and addressing disk issues, pinched nerves, sciatica, and spinal stenosis. It can be nonsurgical or surgical. In most ...

Introduction: Upper lumbar disc herniation (ULDH) is a rare type of herniation occurring at the L1/L2 or L2/L3 level. Due to its high location, associated with small spinal canal volume and complex ...