The minimally invasive lumbar decompression (mild) procedure provides pain relief and improved physical function for at least a year in patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis, according to a ...

The desire for a minimally invasive technique to restore intervertebral disc height for indirect decompression and sagittal and coronal alignment while preserving posterior structures resulted in ...

While Medicare doesn’t usually cover nonsurgical spinal decompression due to a lack of sufficient evidence, it may cover a specific surgical procedure called percutaneous image-guided lumbar ...

Lumbar disc prolapse occurs when disc material bulges, causing nerve irritation and sciatica pain Common causes include aging, improper lifting, repetitive strain, obesity, smoking, and poor posture ...

Lumbar radiculopathy is inflammation of a nerve root in the lower back that causes symptoms in the back and down the leg. Radiculopathy is pain and other neurological symptoms caused by the pinching ...

The treatment of chronic sciatica caused by herniation of a lumbar disk has not been well studied in comparison with acute disk herniation. Data are needed on whether diskectomy or a conservative ...

Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedures are coded 22630 for a lumbar initial interspace arthrodesis, posterior interbody technique, which ...