Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has emerged as a pivotal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for the assessment of microstructural changes in nerve roots affected by lumbar disc herniation.

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Atlantic Spine Center's founder, Dr. Kaixuan Liu, MD, ...

Lumbar radiculopathy is pain and other neurological symptoms caused by pressure on a nerve root in your lower back. Learn about its symptoms, causes, and treatment.

Their proximal projections are the sensory nerve roots that enter the spinal cord, and their peripheral projections are the sensory fibers of peripheral nerves.

Lumbar decompression surgery aims to increase the space in the spinal canal so the spinal cord and nerve roots are not compressed.

Spinal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the spinal canal, which is the space in the center of the vertebrae containing the spinal cord and nerve roots. At its most severe or final stage ...

The term “transforaminal” refers to treatment through the foramina, or the openings in the spinal bones where the nerve roots branch off of the spinal cord.

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a nerve, leading to pain, numbness, or weakness. Also known as radicular ...