L5-S1 consists of the last bone in the lumbar spine (low back), called L5, and the triangle-shaped bone under it, known as ...

I’ve been suffering from back pain for years, and imaging shows Modic changes at L5-S1. What does this mean, and could it be the cause of my chronic pain? Modic changes in simple terms are ...

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., ...

An MRI scan revealed severe spinal canal stenosis at L3-L4 and L4-L5, as well as a herniated nucleus pulposus on the right at L5-S1 (Figs 11, 12). DC underwent a L3-L5 decompressive laminectomy ...

At the L5/S1 level, 58% were found to have an element of disc displacement ... A more detailed follow up study should be considered to investigate which particular training activities have the most ...

Co-Chief Emeritus of the spine service at HSS, Harvinder Sandhu, M.D., told OTW, “Historically, depression is associated with ...

particularly in the L4-L5 and L5-S1 segments. In regard to other spinal changes, spaceflight was associated with moderately decreased range of motion as well as significant disc dehydration and ...