A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...

The next best thing: a great lumbar support pillow. The lumbar generally refers to your lower spine, or the lower back area, which is typically the part of the body that’s under the most stress ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

(PTI) Dr Nitin Dange, neurosurgeon at Lilavati Hospital, told reporters that the knife lead to the leakage of Saif Ali Khan's spinal fluid. "Mr Saif Ali Khan was admitted to Lilavati Hospital at 2 ...

A doctor explained to reporters that a necessary procedure was performed to take out the knife lodged into the actor’s body, at the same time, addressed a “spinal fluid leak" caused by the injury. The ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

of the central lumbar spinal canal at one or two levels on T2-weighted MRI or CT myelogram. Be considered by a study surgeon to be in need of single or dual-level decompressive surgery. Have not ...

included consecutive series of patients with lumbar degenerative disease who were seen at a single institution. The main outcome measured was the degree of stenosis on MRI or CT-myelogram. The study ...