For a brace to be effective, it must be comfortable so that the patient will wear it. The lordotic low back can be changed to an active flat back by training (Fig. 1, left & center). To acquire an active flat back, the role of the abdominals and their deep crease at navel level is important. The lumbar spine from the lum­ bosacral area upward has a considerable arc range compared with that of t...

STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective, randomized, controlled trial comprising 60 patients undergoing lumbosacral spine (noninstrumentation/nonfusion) surgery. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 0.2% ropivacaine (20 mL) administered alone as a single, preoperative, caudal epidural block injection versus that of intravenous analgesics in providing effective postope...

In recent decades, there has been an increase in the prevalence and medical social burden of osteoarthritis (OA) nonspecific back pain all countries world. The First Multidisciplinary Bilateral Russia-Uzbekistan Expert Council presented innovations prognosing, personalized prevention adjuvant therapy degenerative-dystrophic diseases joints spine, evidence base for effectiveness safety use drugs...

An axial computed tomographic (CT) scan of the lumbosacral regions was performed in 65 patients. The patient population was divided into two groups. The first (control) group included 40 elderly patients without calcification of the ligamenta flava. The second group included 25 patients with ankylosing spondylitis. More than 90% of those in the second group showed calcified lumbosacral ligament...

BACKGROUND. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and patterns of spinal pain (SP) among Polish adolescents as well as the impact of the pain on their daily life activities. Moreover, it analysed the potential effect of extracurricular physical activity on back pain prevalence, frequency and consequent functional limitations among adolescents. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The study involved 2,67...

Abstract Background The biggest challenge in treating this diagnosis is the lack of literature focusing on regional interdependence. current suggests a narrow and localized approach targeting plantar fascia ankle/foot complex. available conservative treatment focused utilizing various inflammatory modalities such as injections extracorporeal shockwave therapy. surgical targets Baxter’s nerve de...

BACKGROUND The biomechanical property of MGT for patients who underwent partial sacrectomy is not well documented, so this study aimed to investigate biomechanical property of lumbosacral reconstruction after partial sacrectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three 3-dimensional finite element models of lumbosacral region were established: 1) an intact model (INT), 2) a defective model in which partial...

Only 25% of patients with Low Back Pain (LBP) have a clear clinical and radiological evidence of a lumbar spine disease and about 30% of patients surgically treated for LBP develop a Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS). So in the light of this is necessary to ask some questions: is the origins of the LBP always located in the lumbar spine or are there any other pain generators which can provoke...

A rare complex dysraphic malformation, comprising segmental spinal dysgenesis with caudal agenesis, was found in a Holstein calf that was unable to stand and was slightly short at the lumbosacral spine with taillessness. The thoracolumbar and sacrococcygeal regions of the midline axial segments showed severe deformities. In the spinal cord, the thoracolumbar region showed severe constriction wi...