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

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 ...

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 ...

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At the L5/S1 level, 58% were found to have an element of disc displacement ... investigate which particular training activities have the most impact on the lumbar spine, and how to modify training ...

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Spinal radiographs were obtained at baseline ... The flow of participants through the trial is shown in Figure S1. A total of 1054 participants were randomly assigned to the zoledronate ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...