Objectives Evidence comparing the effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation is controversial ... Diagnosis was verified by advanced spinal imaging (MRI ...

This study included patients with symptoms suggesting lumbar radiculopathy. Patients were recruited by screening and referral from general practitioners, and those with large disc herniation ...

The MRI scan demonstrated evidence of mild degenerative disc disease at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 interspace without significant compression of neural structures, with normal appearing vertebral bodies ...

The lumbar spine rests upon the sacrum. The place where they meet is called the lumbosacral joint, or L5-S1. Above and below each vertebra is an intervertebral disc. The disc serves as a shock ...

That Green’s calf flared up is a concern. When he missed two months in 2022, he had a herniated L5-S1 disc and corresponding calf issues. Last week, the team clarified that Green’s back injury ...

Slimmer’s paralysis is a peripheral mononeuropathy of the common peroneal (fibular) nerve (CPN/CFN), typically associated with rapid weight loss resulting in loss of subcutaneous fat pad and ...

A herniated disc. Your L4-L5 disc, in between the vertebrae is the most likely to herniate.When this happens, the inner portion can leak out and touch a nearby nerve root, causing pain to radiate ...

Objectives The circadian clocks are internal timing mechanisms that drive ∼24-hour rhythms in a tissue-specific manner. Many aspects of the physiology of the intervertebral disc (IVD) show clear ...

DeepSeek has paved the way for more prudent innovations in AI. Now, a new model has sparked curiosity in the AI community. Researchers at Stanford and the University of Washington have trained a ...