The lower back is supported
by the lumbar vertebrae which also control the muscles in the buttock region, certain areas of the legs and genitals, the region of the back closest to the hips, and the lower stomach region.
(True sciatic pain occurs when the sciatic nerve is pinched
by lumbar vertebrae at the nerve root, or trapped under or inbetween tight deep hip rotator muscles.)
Not exact matches
An anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist performs this form of anesthesia; the procedure starts with a local anesthetic, followed
by the insertion of a long needle (used to guide a thin catheter) between two of the lower
lumbar vertebrae in your low back.
Lumbar spinal stenosis is brought about
by a narrowing of the spinal canal caused
by the degeneration of the
vertebrae, discs, muscles, and ligaments that comprise the spinal column.
Lumbar spinal stenosis is brought about
by a narrowing of the spinal canal caused
by the degeneration of the
vertebrae, discs, joints, and ligaments that comprise the spinal column, resulting in a compression of nerve roots.
Recent guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine pointed out that the amount of radiation absorbed
by the ovaries from a single X-ray of the
lumbar spine (the five lower
vertebrae) is equivalent to the amount they would absorb from a year's worth of
Often kyphosis is accompanied
by other postural condition — lordosis — lower back (
lumbar vertebrae) is excessively curved tilting pelvis forward.
Every Inch forward that your knee bends, you increase the sheer force at the area of L4 - L5
lumbar vertebrae by an average of 50 lbs.
The pain was caused
by the Paget's Disease in the
lumbar vertebra.
So now your
lumbar discs are being squished
by the
vertebrae at the front and nucleus (jelly center) is being pushed back with tremendous force generated
by the weight of your upper body.