All patients with back pain should have a screening neurologic evaluation including motor function, perineal and lower extremity sensation, deep tendon reflexes, and Babinski reflexes. This brief ...

A 39 year-old man developed low back pain radiating down the right leg associated with numbness of the lateral foot. Examination showed an absent right ankle reflex, weakness of right knee and ankle ...

Far lateral disc herniations constitute 7–12% of all disc herniations. They may be purely far lateral or extraforaminal in location, located beyond the pedicles, or may include intraforaminal and even ...

The neurological examination revealed a pleasant, moderately obese female with an antalgic gait, favoring the left leg. Range of motion (ROM) of the lumbar spine was severely limited in all directions ...

A pain in the back of your thigh when running can either be related to the hamstring muscle or a combination of a lumbar disc injury and arthritic narrowing of the spinal canal, resulting in nerve ...

A GP will typically see at least one patient with back pain each day. Most cases are non-specific low back pain with no identifiable cause. Less commonly, back pain can be the presenting complaint of ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is a chronic, progressive deterioration of osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine that is most often related to aging. Radiographic evidence of ...