The treatment of chronic sciatica caused by herniation of a lumbar disk has not been well studied in comparison with acute disk herniation. Data are needed on whether diskectomy or a conservative ...

Herniation may occur anywhere along the spine but most commonly in the lumbar region, usually between the fifth lumbar and first sacral vertebrae (L5-S1). The usual cause is degeneration of the ...

The study was performed as part of a multicentre randomised controlled trial on the treatment effect of caudal epidural injections. [19] Eligible patients with suspected chronic lumbar radiculopathy, ...

Objective: To determine the presence of intraforaminal synovial cysts resulting in nerve root compression. Methods: A 26 year old man presenting with left leg pain was admitted. He had no motor, ...

Neurosurgeon to the Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital and Departments of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore and Dalcross Private Hospitals, Sydney, Australia Centre for Health, Exercise ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Posterior cervical foraminotomy was noninferior to anterior cervical discectomy with fusion in success rate and ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

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ADDITIONAL STUDIES. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, IF YOU’RE FEELING STIFFNESS IN YOUR NECK THAT RADIATES DOWN YOUR ARM, NUMBNESS OR TINGLING OR WEAKNESS IN YOUR HANDS, THERE ARE TWO CONDITIONS ...