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Lumbar Spine: What It Is, Anatomy & Disorders

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L5 spinal nerve provides sensation to the outer side of your lower leg, the upper part of your foot and the space between your first and second toe. This nerve also controls hip, knee, foot and toe movements. The sciatic nerve consists of the L4 and L5 nerves plus other …

All about L5-S1 (Lumbosacral Joint) | Spine-health

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The L5-S1 spinal motion segment, also called the lumbosacral joint, is the transition region between the lumbar spine and sacral spine in the lower back. In this region, the curvature of the spine changes from lumbar …

All About the L4-L5 Spinal Segment | Spine-health

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The L4 and L5 are the two lowest vertebrae of the lumbar spine. Together with the intervertebral disc, joints, nerves, and soft tissues, the L4-L5 spinal motion segment provides a variety of functions, including supporting the …

L5 Lumbar Spine Vertebrae Pictures, Area & Location

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L5 Five (or in some cases, six) vertebrae make up the lumbar spine, which provides support for much of the upper body and is …

Laminectomy - Mayo Clinic

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Spinal stenosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the lower back and the neck. Some people with spinal stenosis have no symptoms. Others may experience pain, tingling, numbness and muscle weakness. Symptoms …

Spondylolysis: Symptoms, Treatment, & Causes

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It's a problem with the connection between vertebrae — the bones that make up the spine. Having spondylolysis can lead to small stress fractures or cracks, often after …

Spondylolysis | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Spondylolysis is a stress fracture through the pars interarticularis of the lumbar vertebrae. The pars interarticularis is a thin bone segment joining two vertebrae. It is the most likely area to be affected by repetitive stress. …

Radiculopathy | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Your spine is made of many bones called vertebrae, and your spinal cord runs through a canal in the center of these bones. Nerve roots split from the cord and travel between the vertebrae into various areas of your body. …

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – Symptoms, Diagnosis and …

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Most commonly, it involves the L4 slipping over the L5 vertebra. It is usually treated with the same non-surgical (“conservative”) and surgical methods as lumbar spinal stenosis. …