OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical effects of the treatment of lumbar disc herniation with herbal magnetic corsets. DESIGN A randomized control trial. SETTING The outpatient and inpatient departments of the Rehabilitation Center of the West China Hospital. PATIENTS Sixty patients with clinically diagnosed lumbar disc herniation were included in the study. INTERVENTIONS Both groups rece...

What was once a simple lumbar disc herniation treated with laminotomy and partial discectomy, with typically excellent results (25, 46), has evolved into a surprisingly complex clinical problem with a dazzling array of therapeutic alternatives. Much of this, of course, is based on clinical studies emphasizing the heterogeneity of disc disorders. Advances in biomechanics research focusing on the...

STUDY DESIGN A depression screener was used to determine positive responses amongst patients with two disorders commonly treated with surgery. OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between positive responses to the depression screener and pain characteristics, sociodemographic responses, and Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey subscale scores among patients with lumbar disc herniation or spinal sten...

PURPOSE Herniated nucleus pulposus fragments are recognized by the immune system as a foreign-body, which results in an autoimmune reaction. Human activation-inducible tumor necrosis factor receptor (AITR) and its ligand, AITRL, are important costimulatory molecules in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Despite the importance of these costimulatory molecules in autoimmune disease, their r...

The authors report 2 cases of nerve root herniation after discectomy of a large lumbar disc herniation caused by an unrecognized dural tear. Patients complained of the abrupt onset of radiating pain after lumbar discectomy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed cerebrospinal fluid signal in the disc space and nerve root displacement into the disc space. Symptoms improved after the herniated nerve r...

BACKGROUND Low back pain with or without lower extremity pain is the most common problem among chronic pain disorders with significant economic, social, and health impact. This study was conducted to determine the frequency of lumbar disc herniation and its different levels, among patients with chronic backache. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted in the department of Neurosurger...

Spinal epidural arachnoid cyst (EAC) is a rare, usually asymptomatic condition of unknown origin, which typically involves the lower thoracic spine. We report a case of posttraumatic symptomatic EAC with lumbar disc herniation. A 22-year-old man experienced back pain and sciatica after a traffic accident. Neurological examination revealed a right L5 radiculopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging dem...

Lumbar disc herniation is common and may be symptomatic. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan is an appropriate tool to confirm the diagnosis and affected level of the spine. While a disc herniation is usually associated with ipsilateral symptoms, a few cases have been reported to present with contralateral symptoms. We report a unique case of left lumbar disc herniation at L5/S1 who prese...

Intradural Lumbar disc herniation (IDLDH) is a known rare subgroup, accounting for 0.3% of all disc herniation. The incidence of IDDHs in 50-60 year olds is 2.2%, while that of 40-50 is only 0.2%. Most cases of reported intradural disc herniation (IDDH) are in the lumbar spine (92%), especially at L4-5 level (55%) with some reports in the cervical (5%) and thoracic (3%) spine. Chronic disease p...

Abstract
 Introduction: the aim of this study was to compare radiologically effect disc on Root thicknesses in patients with acute herniation.
 Methods: It performed by measuring same level thickness lumbar MRI images presenting herniation symptoms.
 Findings: Lumbar 95 were compared radiologically. statistically determined that nerve root side exposed compression increased other...