Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Orthopedics Today Spine Section Editor Scott D. Boden, MD, said that while minimal incision decompression ...

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has emerged as a pivotal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for the assessment of microstructural changes in nerve roots affected by lumbar disc herniation. By ...

Lumbar radiculopathy is inflammation of a nerve root in the lower back that causes symptoms in the back and down the leg. Radiculopathy is pain and other neurological symptoms caused by the pinching ...

Sciatica, a condition of the lumbar spine, is often caused by pinching of the sciatic nerve. Left untreated, it can lead to sciatic nerve damage, but sciatica and its associated symptoms can be ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injection is an intervention commonly used for managing lumbosacral radicular pain. The goal of the injection is to administer glucocorticoids to the epidural space to reduce ...

Posteriorly, the bony arch encircles the spinal canal (Fig 1). It is composed of transverse processes, facet joints, two pedicles, two laminae, and a spinous process. In the lumbar spine, the bony ...

All patients with back pain should have a screening neurologic evaluation including motor function, perineal and lower extremity sensation, deep tendon reflexes, and Babinski reflexes. This brief ...

A pinched nerve in your lower back occurs due to excess pressure on the nerves near the last five vertebrae in your back. Treatment can include medications, physical therapy, and at-home care. A ...

A 28 year-old man developed low back pain radiating down the right leg. Examination showed an absent right ankle reflex, weakness of right knee flexion and ankle plantar flexion, and patchy loss of ...

A 72 year-old woman presented with progressive pain, weakness and sensory loss in the left leg. Her examination showed weakness of ankle and toe dorsiflexion as well as ankle eversion on the left.

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had surgery two weeks ago to fuse his three lowest vertebrae due to degenerative disc disease. He had no issues with his legs or feet prior to surgery. Since the surgery, ...