Patients with lower back pain due to irritation of the L5 and S1 nerve roots can present first with pain in the ankle, foot and toes. Patients with lower back pain due to irritation of the L5 and S1 nerve roots can present first with pain in the ankle, foot and...
Patients with lower back pain due to irritation of the S1 and S2 nerve roots can present first with pain in the ankle, foot and toes. Muscles that perform cupping of the sole of the foot are supplied by the S1 and S2 nerve roots. When these muscles are in pain and...
Usually, when we think about nerve injuries we think of presence of paralysis or weakness in the distribution of the muscles supplied by that nerve, loss of function, presence of trophic skin changes and presence of deformities. Most of the injuries to the nerves that...
Patients with chronic low back pain have had experienced sudden buckling of the knees and have experienced near falls or actual falls. During heel strike moment of ambulation, lengthening contraction of the gluteus maximus aided by the hamstring muscles occur. If...
Patients with neck pain and/or neck stiffness without pain may not associate that their hand and finger pain is related to neck problems. Usually they attribute the hand and finger pain and/or stiffness to arthritis. Initially, self treatments are usually applied to...
Lower back pain is the foremost cause of activity limitation in people below age 45 years, the 2nd most frequent reason for physician visits, the 3rd most common cause of surgical procedures and the 5th ranked cause of admission to hospitals. (Andersson GB....
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