The following is a summary of “Understanding patients’ perceptions of uncomplicated low back pain: a theory-informed ...

As a high school teacher and baseball coach, Steve Loutzenhiser is used to an active life, describing himself as “super ...

Premature ejaculation (PE) can have psychological and physiological causes. Rare conditions like Tarlov cysts compressing ...

I've developed trigger finger and it means I can't bend my thumb. My pharmacist suggested resting it and applying ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Neural foraminal stenosis is a common condition that can cause symptoms referred to as a pinched nerve. The neural foramen (spinal foramen) are small holes ...

Redness Swelling Pain Imaging tests like endoscopy (using a flexible tube with a camera to see inside the body) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are usually not needed to diagnose a pilonidal cyst.

What Is a Spinal MRI? A spinal MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, uses powerful magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make clear, detailed pictures of your spine. The MRI may scan your whole ...

1 2 Quantitative spinal cord (SC) imaging provides a unique opportunity to ... Cervical cord data were acquired from C2 to C7 on a 3T MRI system (Siemens TIM Trio). A T2-weighted three-dimensional ...

The DESS sequence helps in the differentiation of subchondral BMLs and cysts, as it depicts cysts as being larger than on the IW fs sequence. Further, the DESS may show only the cysts and not the ...

By using a unique equipment that adds an axial loading to the spine during an MRI examination it is possible to induce symptoms among the patients with back pain. This enables the study of tissue ...