Because each lumbar facet joint is innervated by two medial branches of the primary dorsal ramus, both must be anesthetized to completely block a single joint. For example, to block the L4-L5 facet ...

A 72 year-old man noted chronic low back pain, worse with standing and walking. With prolonged standing, he would develop pain and numbness radiating down the posterior thighs and calves. Lumbar ...

Last month we discussed that the higher level (L1-L2, L2-L3 and L3-L4) lumbar disc herniations present significantly different than the more common lower level (L4-L5 and L5-S1) lumbar disc ...

Aclarion has a case study featured in the upcoming Special Pain Issue of the International Journal of Spine Surgery focused on its Nociscan diagnostic tool, according to a Dec. 4 news release.

Aclarion’s Nociscan solution is the first evidence-supported SaaS platform to noninvasively help physicians distinguish between painful and nonpainful discs in the lumbar spine for the estimated 266 ...

A 72 year-old man noted chronic low back pain, worse with standing and walking. With prolonged standing, he would develop pain and numbness radiating down the posterior thighs and calves. Lumbar ...