Sentences with phrase «lumbar disc»
A "lumbar disc" refers to the small cushions, or discs, located between the bones in your lower back. These discs help provide support, allow movement, and absorb shock. Full definition
The Clinical Outcomes of Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Discectomy in Treating Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Review
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I unfortunatley have a really bad herniated lumbar disc on my L5 - S1 (last disc on spine) which makes me wonder if I will be able to have a natural birth.
[59] There is a conflict in the evidence concerning the cause of the herniation of the plaintiff's lumbar disc at the L5 - S1 joint.
Prior studies found that 41 percent of physicians routinely question patients with lumbar disc herniation about sexual problems.
Sequence variant at 8q24.21 associates with sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation.
A new study reveals that mutations in a gene involved in cartilage formation in the spine may predispose individuals to lumbar disc disease.
Regenexx involves harvesting a patient's cells from bone marrow, growing more in a lab and then injecting the tissue - repairing cells into damaged joints or even lumbar discs.
This can occur due to compression of the nerve root in the lumbar spine by bone spurs or affected lumbar disc.
Prone prop - This is a positional technique used to mechanically reduce lumbar disc bulges.
In 1934, the work of Mixter and Barr shifted all emphasis in research and treatment from the sacroiliac to the herniated intervertebral disc, namely lumbar discs.
I ended up getting that MRI, and it showed two tears in my L4 and L5 lumbar discs.
The medical evidence was mostly consistent: her physical injuries include moderate right paracentral disc herniation at C3 - 4 on the right side and moderate paracentral disc protrusion at C6 - 7 on the left causing irritation of the left C7 root; and a bulging lumbar disc irritating the lumbar roots, all of which result in chronic left - sided neck, arm and low back pain, dizziness and headaches.
SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR LUMBAR DISC PROLAPSE byGibson and Waddell in the Cochrane library
A torn rotator cuff injury, herniated lumbar disc / cervical disc, knee injury, shoulder injury, or other orthopedic or soft tissue injury
Nonetheless, certain injuries are encountered more frequently in NJ total disability cases, such as lumbar disc herniation (lower back), cervical disc herniation (neck), spinal fracture, paralysis, brain and head trauma, burns, amputation, and chronic pain problems.
(These IVDD dogs can also rupture discs in their necks (cervical discs) but this discussion covers only thoracic / lumbar discs in the dogs back.
The structures most likely to be affected are the lumbar discs, causing low back pain and, if large enough, pressure on the sciatic nerve causing pain to radiate down the legs.
In cases where the cause of sciatica is lumbar disc herniation, surgery is the most common approach.
Symptoms of an open valve mainly include loose stools, bloating, flatulence, general poor digestion, low back pain and lumbar disc herniations (without an onset of obvious trauma — i.e.: not simply bending down to pick something up), fatigue, headaches, halitosis, etc..
Mobility & strengthening - if yoursciatica is caused by a lumbar disc prolapsed (slipped disc) then extension exercises are recommended to help reduce the compression of the disc on the nerve root.
(3) So alignment of the spine changes in the sitting position, which means that the compressive forces on the lumbar discs change as well, which dehydrates them more rapidly and can create structural problems down the line.
This causes forces in the lumbar discs to go through the roof.
Reversing the lumbar curve means that the anterior portion on the lumbar discs gets compressed.
As a practitioner and teacher with low back / SI joint issues partly related to lumbar discs, I've come to appreciate how vital the core is to safe practice and daily living.
It may happen due to the effects of general spine wear and tear or a traumatic injury that causes sudden pressure on the lumbar discs eg.
In 2010, the plaintiff filed a claim against the city for «personal injuries, including left hip pain, right leg pain, lower back pain and herniation of her lumbar discs at L4 - 5.»
Prior to the accident she suffered from back pain, particularly she had osteoarthritic changes affecting all of her lumbar discs.
Such injuries range from sprains and strains requiring chiropractic or physical therapy treatment to more serious cervical and / or lumbar disc herniation or fracture injuries.
A manual laborer with a lumbar disc injury may suffer a second back injury at a new job.
According to Drs. Shuckett and Craig, the impact likely caused some damage to the plaintiff's lumbar disc and that damage materially contributed to the herniation that the plaintiff subsequently experienced a year and a half later.
Dr. Laidlow was not willing to say for sure such damage included tears in the wall of the plaintiff's lumbar disc.
[64] Dr. Laidlow can not be faulted for testifying that there is no way to know if the accident in fact caused one or more tears to the wall of the plaintiff's lumbar disc — no images exist to show the state of her disc in intimate detail immediately before or immediately after the accident, and no physical examination short of a biopsy could have illuminated that issue for him.
Eventually, he returned to treatment after he was diagnosed with a herniated lumbar disc.