The lumbar spine has a slight forward curve called a lordotic curve. This curve helps keep the discs and muscles in proper alignment. The lumbar spine rests upon the sacrum. The place where they meet ...

Decompression surgery (laminectomy) to remove part of the lumbar vertebra and relieve pressure on your spinal cord or nerves. Spinal fusion surgery to fuse a severely slipped vertebra with the ...

Lower back pain ... in most cases of L4-L5 pain. Only severe cases that are unresponsive to treatments and may have lead to disability would be considered for surgery. In many scenarios, people ...

It may be four to six weeks before you can comfortably go back to work. Full recovery from spinal fusion surgery can take between six months to a year to resume normal activities. Restrictions similar ...

Excessive or incorrect loading of lumbar spinal structures is commonly assumed as one of the factors to accelerate degenerative processes, which may lead to lower back pain. Accordingly, the mechanics ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...

Ali Mesiwala, MD, performed the first posterior fusion at DISC Sports and Spine Centers using Kleiner Device Labs' KG2 Surge system, the devicemaker said in a Jan. 14 LinkedIn post. The patient had ...

Soeharso Orthopedic Hospital, Surakarta, Indonesia 2 Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia Introduction: Spinal tuberculosis (TB ... approach (2), revision surgery (2), ...

The richest man in the world was recently in Pittsburgh to undergo a complex surgery. KDKA Radio’s Marty Griffin says Elon Musk underwent spinal fusion surgery at UPMC Presbyterian. Musk ...

However, surgery at the lumbar spine might have an inadvertent beneficial effect on other mechanical pain generators. Innovative methods have to be developed to overcome these problems.

The next best thing: a great lumbar support pillow. The lumbar generally refers to your lower spine, or the lower back area, which is typically the part of the body that’s under the most stress ...

They also experienced moderate to severe muscle hypertrophy in the lumbar multifidus, particularly in the L4-L5 and L5-S1 segments. In regard to other spinal changes, spaceflight was associated ...