Lumbar spinal stenosis is characterized by degenerative changes leading to narrowing of the spinal canal as well as compression of multiple nerve roots. The progressive pain and weakness of the ...

Pain and other symptoms treated by these surgeries are most common in the lower back (lumbar spine), followed by the neck (the cervical spine), such as in cervical radiculopathy resulting ... by a ...

Nearly 10% of adults will experience some form of severe neck pain in any given calendar year. Most cases of neck pain have multiple causes, such as inflamed (swollen) muscles, ligaments, joints or ...

Background Clinical examination of patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy aims to clarify whether there is nerve root impingement. The aims of this study were to investigate the association ...

Aortic stenosis happens when your aortic valve does not open all the way causing pressure to build in the left ventricle. This pressure blocks blood flow as it leaves the heart. In other words, the ...

Introduction Surgical and invasive procedures are widely used in adults with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis when conservative treatments fail. However, little is known about the comparative ...

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD), also known as percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression (PILD), is a minimally invasive treatment option for some people with spinal stenosis in ...

What is lumbar disk disease? The vertebral column, or backbone, is made up of 33 vertebrae that are separated by spongy disks. The spine is divided into 4 areas: Cervical spine. The first 7 vertebrae, ...

Methods: Patients aged ≥65 years hospitalized for lumbar spinal stenosis between July 2016 and July 2018 were included. Eighty-four patients receiving postoperative rehabilitation gymnastics and ...