This curve helps keep the discs and muscles in proper alignment. The lumbar spine rests upon the sacrum. The place where they meet is called the lumbosacral joint, or L5-S1. Above and below each ...

Researchers assessed physiologic changes of the spine as well as the frequency of low back pain among astronauts during and after spaceflight.

The lumbar spine rests upon the sacrum. The place where they meet is called the lumbosacral joint, or L5-S1. The muscles in your lumbar spine work with your abdominal muscles to move your torso ...

They also experienced moderate to severe muscle hypertrophy in the lumbar multifidus, particularly in the L4-L5 and L5-S1 segments. In regard to other spinal changes, spaceflight was associated ...

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 ...

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 ...

The injury report labels the ailment as L5-S1. According to Spine-Health, this is "the transition area between the lower back and pelvis in the spine." Despite the severity of the injury ...

Ali Mesiwala, MD, performed the first posterior fusion at DISC Sports and Spine Centers using Kleiner Device Labs' KG2 Surge system, the devicemaker said in a Jan. 14 LinkedIn post. The patient had ...