Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Key Takeaways The lumbar spine includes five vertebrae that help with mobility ...

Lumbar retrolisthesis is when parts of your backbone are slipping backward on one another. Although this condition generally causes few symptoms, there’s evidence that lumbar retrolisthesis can lead ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The patient was placed in the prone position and the pedicles L1- L5 were marked. Four small incisions were made ...

Spinal decompression therapy helps relieve pressure along the spine and soothe related pain and discomfort. The phrase “spinal decompression” refers broadly to a set of nonsurgical and surgical ...

A 47 year-old man underwent routine lumbar laminectomy for a herniated disk. Following the surgery, he developed progressive leg weakness and then paraplegia and urinary incontinence. On examination, ...