The study was conducted to investigate the effect of lumbar mobilization techniques and neural mobilization technique on sciatic pain, functional disabilities, centralization of symptoms in patients, latency of Hoffmann reflex, and of degree of nerve root compromise in chronic low back dysfunction (LBD). Pre-test post-test group design has been used. Sixty patients with chronic (LBD) from both ...

A 48-year-old man presented in March 2013 with a 20-day history of low back and right leg pain with no obvious cause. There was no history of surgical trauma. Neurological examination showed no deficits. A straight leg-raising test was positive at 30° on the right side. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score for low back pain was 4 points (1). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the l...

Schwannomatosis is a rare tumour syndrome characterized by more than one schwannoma without any sign of neurofibromatosis (NF). A 22-year-old male patient was admitted with weakness in his extremities. Neurological examination revealed a tetraparesis syndrome below the C6 level. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed a demarcated mass with strong enhancement at the C4-7 levels. The patient impr...

Herein we discuss a case of a 55 year old male presenting with history suggestive of sciatica on the left leg. Straight leg raising (SLR) test was positive at 45 degrees on the left side. His ankle reflex was absent and the power of extensor hallusus longus (EHL) was 4/5 on the same side. MRI lumbosacral spine revealed left paramedian disc prolapsed on L4/L5 level with spinal canal diameter of ...

BACKGROUND The phenomenon of the spontaneous disappearance of herniated discs is well known. CASE REPORT The case of a 74-year-old male presenting with a large disc herniation at L5-S1, experiencing moderate sciatic pain, and having the straight-leg-raising test positive at 30 degrees is presented. The disc herniation was documented by computed tomography. He was treated conservatively with m...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the activities of the abdominal muscles of women who had experienced vaginal delivery in comparison with those who had experienced Cesarean childbirth. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 14 subjects (7 vaginal delivery, 7 Cesarean section) performed an active straight leg raise to 20 cm above the ground, and we measured the activities of the int...

OBJECTIVE To determine clinical and radiological factors that predict the successful outcome of percutaneous disc decompression (PDD) in patients with lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and radiological features of patients who underwent lumbar PDD from April 2009 to March 2013. Sixty-nine patients with lumbar HNP were studied. Clinical o...