Dr. Hamid Abbasi liked what he saw from the live X-ray images of his patient’s lower back. Six dark arrows on a monotone display revealed screws he drove into Tina Wallace’s spine to boost its ...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of one-piece resection for the treatment of ventral intradural extramedullary spinal meningiomas (VIESMs ... dissect the ...

What is a lumbar discectomy? Lumbar discectomy is a type of surgery to fix a bulging disk in the lower back. This surgery uses smaller cuts (incisions) than an open lumbar discectomy. Your backbone, ...

A lumbar puncture (LP), which is also called a spinal tap, is a common neurological test that's done to examine the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—the protective fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal ...

In our tests, this chair proved great for lower back and hip pain as it conformed to the natural curvature of our backs. It flexed with us as we changed postures, minimizing stiffness and soreness ...

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 ...