(HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance imaging can be used to visualize the effects of continuous traction on herniated lumbar intervertebral discs and their surrounding structures, according to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In an award-winning study, researchers from India concluded that the endplate junction — rather than the anulus ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more. MRI is a ...

A recent advancement in minimally invasive spine surgery, unilateral biportal endoscopy integrates the principles of both microscopic and endoscopic techniques. It utilizes two independent portals — ...

Herniated discs in the lower (lumbar) spine most often result from avulsion (separation) of the tissue connection between the disc and spinal bone, rather than rupture of the disc itself. Herniated ...