Study design: A theoretical model of spinal stability is proposed. Objective: To present a biomechanical study in vitro using flexibility and loading tests of the normal lumbar spine and of two lumbar ...

Alterations and adaptations in lumbar spine morphology that includes lumbar extensor muscle fibre angles [13] and thoracolumbar curvatures [14] may lead to deterioration in lumbar extensor muscle ...

Objective To review the specificity of exercises designed to condition the lumbar extensor musculature (ie, lumbar erector spinae and multifidus). Methods A review of studies examining effects of ...

I would like to commend the authors on a very thorough and interesting review of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, its diagnosis, and management. The authors provide an excellent, succinct review ...

Charlottesville, VA (July 20, 2012). Surgeons from the Instituto de Patologia da Coluna in Sao Paulo, Brazil have found that an innovative minimally invasive surgical procedure performed to achieve ...

A 72 year-old man noted chronic low back pain, worse with standing and walking. With prolonged standing, he would develop pain and numbness radiating down the posterior thighs and calves. Lumbar ...