Low back pain affects an estimated one in four American adults and is the leading contributor to disability globally. In most ...

Here we have L4-L5. They are vertebrae ... That can pinch a nerve, causing pain in the back and all the way down to the toes.

and to see whether imaging clarifies the cause of chronic radicular pain. Methods A total of 116 patients referred with symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy lasting more than 12 weeks and at least one ...

The condition occurs most often at the L4 ... pain, improvement or resolution of neurologic deficit, and improvement in the quality of life. Traditionally, the surgical management of degenerative ...