L5-S1 is vulnerable to misalignment and injury. It can also be the site of a disc herniation or a spine disorder called ...

or L5-S1. The muscles in your lumbar spine work with your abdominal muscles to move your torso and lower back. These muscles include: Above and below each vertebra is an intervertebral disc.

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common ... lowest part of the spinal cord. It fills the thecal sac from approximately L2 to S1. Symptoms include ...

Background Clinical examination of patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy ... 1.74 (95% CI 1.04–2.93) for L5, and 1.29 (95% CI 0.97–1.72) for S1 nerve root impingement.

I’ve been suffering from back pain for years, and imaging shows Modic changes at L5-S1. What does this mean, and could it be ...

Results: The disc signal intensity was progressively reduced the more caudal the disc space. It was most common at the L5/S1 level, and ... training activities have the most impact on the lumbar spine ...