A lumbar puncture is a test to check the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord. This is called the cerebrospinal fluid or CSF. A lumbar puncture can check for cancer cells or for ...

Strengthening and stretching exercises for the lower back can help stabilize the lower spine and support the upper body. Examples include the plank and knee-to-chest stretches. Stretching the back ...

Some potential causes of lower back and leg pain include sprains or strains, unbalanced posture, sciatica, and arthritis. Rest, hot or cold therapy, and physical therapy may help. Sometimes ...

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 ...

A man in his 80s presented with lower back pain, and MRI revealed an L1 vertebral compression fracture and multiple signal changes in the whole spine that were low on T1 and high on fat-suppressed T2 ...

As health care in the United States has shifted from a volume-driven to value-driven system, collection of patient-reported outcome measures has become increasingly important as the data provided ...

Low back pain is the most common diagnosis seen in many physical therapy clinics, and it affects the majority of Americans at one time or another. It is the second leading cause of doctor visits after ...