Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs approximately 95% of the time at the L4-L5 or L5-S1 level (Fisher et al., 2004; Asch ...

The MRI scan demonstrated evidence of mild degenerative disc disease at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 interspace without significant compression of neural structures, with normal appearing vertebral bodies ...

Disc height reduction was also found to be most common at the L5/S1 level. However, the most common height reduction was only mild. A similar trend of increased prevalence of disc herniation was noted ...

A herniated or bulging disc in the back can be identified with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a test typically recommended ...

although some suspected hamstring injuries still turn out to be MRI negative. 3 It is possible that the anatomical configuration of a hypertrophied lumbosacral ligament is more clinically significant ...

The lumbosacral joint connects these bones. L5-S1 is vulnerable to misalignment and injury. It can also be the site of a disc ...