Facet joint pain is a common source of chronic low back pain, often resulting from conditions ... anatomical study of the medial branches of the lumbar dorsal rami, which are crucial for ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the narrowing of the central canal and, often, the lateral recess due to facet joint hypertrophy ... of lumbar functional anatomy is presented.

The lumbar spine has a slight forward curve called a lordotic curve. This curve helps keep the discs and muscles in proper alignment. The lumbar spine rests upon the sacrum. The place where they meet ...

At a certain age, back pain seems ... force your lower back into a hyperexteded or overarched position. This stresses the small joints that connect the vertebrae—known as the facet joints ...

Excessive or incorrect loading of lumbar spinal structures is commonly assumed as one of ... bending moments, as well as facet joint forces between adjacent vertebrae were calculated. While ...

The morphology and mechanical properties of finite element model are closer to the anatomy of ... the annulus and facet joint at both adjacent levels. Zheng-Cheng Zhong et al. [28] evaluated the ...

However, insufficient attention is paid to the relationship between the feature of disease and facet joint arthritis (FJA ... to assess the alteration of spine [1]. Objectives We aimed to find ...

Facet joint problems tend to become irritated when the spine is extended backward, as in Cobra, for example. Spinal extension (backward bending) narrows the space in the facet joints where the nerves ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

If you're struggling with low back pain, the issue might just be in your SI joint. The joint connects ... can be caused by a number of joints in the lumbar spine, but these exercises will address ...

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A study published in Pain Reports adds a new piece to the puzzle, showing spinal disinhibition — disruption of the spinal cord’s inhibitory systems that modulate pain signals — in people ...