About 60-85% of adults will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives, and 15-45% of people experience chronic lower back pain − pain that lasts longer than three months. Lumbar ...

Authors and Disclosures. Trond Iversen 1,2*, Tore K Solberg 3,4, Bertil Romner 5,6, Tom Wilsgaard 7, Øystein Nygaard 4,8,9, Knut Waterloo 10,11, Jens Ivar Brox 12 and Tor Ingebrigtsen 1,3,5 1 ...

In total, 116 patients with unilateral chronic lumbar radiculopathy were included. Their clinical and demographic characteristics are summarised in Table 1. Mean age was 42.0 (SD 10.3) years, 68 ...

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and diagnosis, according to a study ...

A lumbar puncture, or spinal tap, is one of several tests used to diagnose MS. Learn what to expect during a spinal tap and what the test can reveal.

For this prospective, multi-reader study, the investigators included a total of 240 Mass General patients who completed a symptom questionnaire prior to their lumbar spine MRI.

Both lumbar radiculopathy (sciatica) and plantar fasciitis can cause foot pain. But each condition has a different cause and treatment. Learn more.