Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Overview Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), which was initially named causalgia, was originally recognized during the Civil War by Silas Mitchell, a wartime surgeon. This doctor combined the Greek [...]
Reactive Depression and its Connection with Lower Back Pain Voltaire, the French Philosopher back in the 1700’s stated, “the lower back is at the crossroads where the psyche meets the soma” (soma meaning body). [...]
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Overview The hip joint consists of a perfectly round ball (the femoral head) that inserts into a perfectly round socket or cup (the acetabulum). Both surfaces are coated with hyaline cartilage, [...]
An Overview of Thoraco-Lumbar Scheuermann’s Disorder This condition was first described in 1921 by Holger Werfel Scheuermann, a Danish surgeon, as an “osteochondrosis”. To understand thoraco-lumbar Scheuermann’s disorder, you have to understand how the [...]
An Overview of a Foraminal Collapse in the Lumbar Spine The foramen is the exit hole for the spinal nerve. This is the location where the nerve departs from inside the spinal canal into [...]
An Overview of Isolated Disc Resorption (IDR) of the Lumbar Spine Isolated disc resorption (IDR) of the lumbar spine is the end spectrum of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. Initially, disc wall [...]
An Overview of Pars Interarticularis Fractures and Spondylolysis in Children Anatomy The pars interarticularis is the bony portion of the vertebra that connects the pedicles to the inferior (lower) facets. In fact, the term [...]
Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease as a Cause of Lower Back Pain Chronic back pain and the reasons why lower back pain exists, such as lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD), can often be explained by [...]
An Overview of Lateral Recess Stenosis Lateral recess stenosis is a common form of nerve root compression from the narrowing of a nerve root channel in the lower back. The lateral recess is the [...]
An Overview of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis (Slipped Vertebra Due to Fracture) Isthmic spondylolisthesis (slipped vertebra due to a fracture) is a problem that typically occurs with a fracture in the bone that connects the upper [...]
