Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide, with narrowing of the carotid ...

Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health has added Frances Hardaway, MD, and James Cox, DO, to its medical staff.  Dr. Hardaway has a primary focus on general neurosurgery and spine surgeries. She ...

Pseudoarthrosis occurs when bones don’t heal after a fracture or bone surgery. When pseudoarthrosis affects the cervical or lumbar spine, it means that two vertebrae did not grow together after ...

Spinal stenosis exercise programs should be focused on improving spinal flexibility, strengthening the muscles of the trunk and lower extremities, and general overall conditioning to improve spinal ...

Doctors have successfully treated lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in a patient with achondroplasia using a minimally invasive endoscopic technique, according to a case report published in the European ...

Lumbar stenosis is a common spinal condition that affects millions of people, particularly older adults. It occurs when the spinal canal located in the lower back experiences narrowing ...

The physical conditions of the patients could not be evaluated, and unmeasured confounding was possible. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a progressive and dynamic disease that constitutes a continuum of ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

Spinal stenosis occurs when the space within the spinal column is too small, putting pressure on the spinal cord and surrounding nerves. Your spinal cord runs through the openings in the middle of ...

Constipation could potentially cause lower back pain. In other cases, the two symptoms may also have a shared root cause, such as fibroids, digestive conditions, or medications. However ...

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