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 ...

People with lumbar spinal stenosis will commonly experience pain when the lumbar spine is extended (bent backward) and relief when the lumbar spine is flexed (curved forward). This is because ...

"If I need to adjust the strength, I hit adjust strength and I pick which lead I want. L4, L5," explained Fleck. Fleck's previous back surgeries required long recoveries and the use of opioids.

STRADVISION is expanding beyond L2/L2+ Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to develop L3/L4 autonomous driving solutions tailored to industries including robotaxis, logistics, public ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

[Image from the Onward website] Onward Medical announced today that a neurosurgeon performed the first human implant of its investigational ARC-IM lumbar lead. Dr. Jocelyne Bloch, chief of ...

Some patients with lumbar and thoracolumbar curves may be candidates for thoracoscopic or lateral assess surgery, in which incisions are made from the side of the torso or flank. As with the posterior ...

A lumbar puncture is used to take a sample of the cerebrospinal fluid from the lower back. This fluid flows around the spinal cord and the brain, and clears waste products. Levels of certain proteins ...