The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

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 ...

The central nervous system (CNS), composed of the brain, spinal ... and around the lesion site. Jimenez Hamann et al (2005) injected concentrated collagen solutions into the intrathecal space ...

A 20 mm segment was cut from the spinal cord (containing the lesion epicenter and rostral-caudal penumbra), ensuring the injury site was at the midpoint, and embedded in 10% (w/v) gelatine (Sigma, St.

Spinal cord injury is a severe neurological trauma that can frequently lead to neuropathic pain. During the initial stages following spinal cord injury, inflammation plays a critical role; however, ...

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 ...

OR (95%CI) for VBCIS and PLEIS were 0.02 (0.00, 0.04) and 0.23 (0.16, 0.30) in nr-axSpA patients (P<0.05). Conclusion Prevalence of lumbar FJA is higher in AS patients than nr-axSpA. This lesion is ...

In the lumbar enlargement, only three slices around the slice with the largest SCA were considered to ensure comparable and reproducible anatomical location. In patients, the lesion (hyperintense ...

Recovery from spinal stenosis surgery can vary based on what type of procedure was performed and the number of vertebrae operated on. Activity restrictions will be put in place during the initial ...

The reflex is induced by stimulating the skin area controlled by the affected spinal nerve. In our case, there were two lesions; however, the spinal cord level compressed by the L2–3 vertebral lesion ...