The L5-S1 joint can be vulnerable to misalignment or injury. Common causes of pain at L5-S1 include disc herniation and spondylolisthesis. Pain from L5-S1 is often treated with various methods, ...

Social history: Married, self-employed insurance agent. Travels extensively by car in a local area. Rare alcohol consumption, nonsmoker. Sedentary, can walk only about 2 blocks before experiencing ...

Neurosurgeon to the Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital and Departments of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore and Dalcross Private Hospitals, Sydney, Australia Centre for Health, Exercise ...

A 33 year-old man developed severe low back pain radiating down the left leg. Examination showed an absent left ankle reflex and loss of sensation over the left lateral foot and posterior lateral leg.

MD is a 26-year-old female with an 8-week history of low back and right posterior leg pain, subjective leg weakness, and numbness of the posterior thigh, calf, and lateral foot. Upon presentation, her ...