• Lumbo-pelvic pain affects perinatal wellbeing in complex and interrelated ways. Perinatal is dynamic, multi-dimensional shaped by many factors. Compared to pelvic girdle , experiences of lower back are under-researched. This review supports refines our framework. The refined framework can be used comprehensively study wellbeing. Background: Women's during the period has received increasing at...

A 54-year-old man died following a 20-year course of intermittent neurologic symptoms. He carried a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, with most severe involvement thought to be in the spinal cord. At autopsy, two neurenteric (enterogenous) cysts were found to indent the anterior spinal cord -- at the T4 and T11 cord levels. Partial diplomyelia was present in the lumbo-sacral cord. These findings...

Intramuscular electromyography (EMG) is commonly used to quantify activity in the trunk musculature. However, it is unclear if the discomfort or fear of pain associated with insertion of intramuscular EMG electrodes results in altered motor behavior. This study examined whether intramuscular EMG affects locomotor speed and trunk motion, and examined the anticipated and actual pain associated wi...

Background: Spondylolisthesis is defined as a displacement of one vertebra over the next lower vertebra in the sagittal plane. High-grade spondylolisthesis (HGS) is defined as greater than 50% slippage of a spinal vertebral body relative to an adjacent vertebral body as per Meyerding classification, and most common location being L5/S1 followed by L4/L5. The treatment of symptomatic high grade ...

We report a nearly complete lumbar spine from the Middle Pleistocene site of the Sima de los Huesos (SH) that is assigned to the previously published SH male Pelvis 1 [Arsuaga JL, et al. (1999). Nature 399: 255-258]. The "SH Pelvis 1 individual" is a unique nearly complete lumbo-pelvic complex from the human Middle Pleistocene fossil record, and offers a rare glimpse into the anatomy and past l...

BACKGROUND The unique biomechanical demands placed on ballet students predispose to injury and pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of lumbosacral pain in ballet school students and to identify possible risk factors for the pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group comprised 71 ballet school students, including 45 females and 26 males, aged 15-18 years (mean 16.5 years)...