GENERAL The sacroiliac joint is a quite common cause of chronic low back pain. According to the criteria set by the...
Lumbar Radicular Pain (Sciatica)
GENERAL Lumbar radicular pain or sciatica, as most commonly known, is defined as pain induced by irritation,...
Spinal Stenosis
GENERAL Spinal stenosis is the condition in which the spinal canal (i.e. the part of the spine enclosing the spinal...
Disc Degenerative Disease
GENERAL Disc Degenerative Disease (DDD) is the distortion of the interior architecture of an intervertebral disc, not...
Vertebral Compression Fracture
GENERAL Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are quite common in the population and are mainly due to osteoporosis. The...
Herniated/Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc
ANATOMY Vertebral bodies are separated one from another with intervertebral discs. The discs are composed of an inner...
Injury of Paravertebral Muscles (Strain) and Ligaments (Sprain)
The most common causes of acute low back pain are injury, overloading, sprain or/and strain of paravertebral muscles...
Facet Joint Syndrome
ANATOMY Joint is the meeting point of two or more bones. The joint allows the movement of bones. The bones of the...
Low Back Pain
Low back pain is typically differentiated in acute and chronic. • Acute low back pain has a sudden onset and short...