AIM Laboratory training models are essential for developing and refining treatment skills before the clinical application of surgical and invasive procedures. A simple simulation model is needed for young trainees to learn how to handle instruments, and to perform safe lumbar transforaminal epidural injections. Our aim is to present a model of a fresh cadaveric sheep lumbar spine that simulates...

Lumbar hernia is a rare surgical entity without a standard method of repair. With advancements in laparoscopic techniques, successful lumbar herniorrhaphy can be achieved by the creation of a completely extraperitoneal working space and secure fixation of a wide posterior mesh. We present a total extraperitoneal laparoendoscopic repair of lumbar hernia, which allowed for minimal invasiveness wh...

BACKGROUND Biomechanical investigations of spinal motion preserving implants help in the understanding of their in vivo behavior. In this study, we hypothesized that the lumbar spine with implanted total spinal segment replacement (TSSR) would exhibit decreased dynamic stiffness and more rapid energy absorption compared to native functional spinal units under simulated physiologic motion when t...

[Purpose] This study investigated the effect of stretching with lumbar traction on VAS and Oswestry scale scores of lumbar 4-5 herniated intervertebral disc (HIVD) patients. [Subjects] We recruited 20 lumbar 4-5 HIVD patients. [Methods] We performed stretching with lumbar traction for lumbar 4-5 HIVD patients during 4 weeks. The VAS and Oswestry scales were measured before and 4 weeks after the...

Case.?A woman, Mrs E., aged 23, ii-para, 8 months pregnant with her second child, admitted to Ward 34 Royal Infirmary, on 18th January 1923, late at night. Till four days before admission the patient had been perfectly well. Her symptoms arose insidiously, starting with intermittent grinding pains in the lumbar region, and a feeling of being generally out of sorts. By the second day pain was mo...

[Purpose] To investigate whether pain, balance, and stabilization of the lumbar region can be improved through thoracic mobilization in addition to lumbar stabilizaing exercises. [Subjects and Methods] This study recruited 36 subjects with chronic low back pain lasting more than 12 weeks. The subjects recruited for this study participated voluntarily, and provided their signed consent to partic...

The Anatomy of the Lumbar Vertebral Column T he lumbar portion of the vertebral column has an ideal structure aiming at maintaining stability and mobility. This region has a solid structure designed to carry the weights of the head, the neck, the trunk and the extremities. The pains associated with this region are very common complaints affecting 80% of the population at least one time during t...

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is the most common lumbar spinal disorder that produces low back pain and/or leg pain. A herniated a displacement of material (nucleus pulposus or annulus fibrosis) beyond intervertebral space. LDH may be correlated with Katigraha in Ayurveda on basis clinical features disease where Vatadosha without Aamadosha settles Katipradesh (lumbar region). and cause stiffness...

The regional distribution of spinal cord networks producing locomotor-like, as well as non-locomotor-like, activity was studied with the use of an in vitro neonatal rat preparation. Rhythmic activity was induced by bath application of either serotonin (5-HT), acetylcholine (ACh), N-methyl-D,L-aspartate (NMA), or combined 5-HT/NMA, and was monitored via hindlimb flexor (peroneal) and extensor (t...

Background & Aims: The purpose of the present research was to compare the bone mineral density (BMD) of lumbar spine between athletic and non-athletic premenopausal women. Methods: Fifteen female athletes (runner) with the mean age of 33.80 ± 4.81 years, mean height of 164.13 ± 5.31 cm, mean weight of 57.33 ± 4.22 kg, and mean body mass index (BMI) of 21.41 ± 2.21 kg/m2 and 15 female non-athlet...