Posts Tagged ‘lumbar’

Back Pain and Spinal Stenosis

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

A recent study published by Boston University has found out that lumbar spinal stenosis affects 4.71% of the general population, wihch seems like a very low number. However, 47.2% of individuals in the 60-69 age group have lumbar spinal stenosis on their MRI scan, which is a significant number. The individuals that actually are diagnosed [...]

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Treating Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Failed back surgery syndrome is the term used to describe recurring or persistent pain in the back or legs following a lumbar spine surgery.

Often, surgery is used to fix an anatomical problem, such as a herniated disc pushing on a nerve. Unfortunately, even in the hands of the most skilled surgeon, some patients will [...]

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