Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis These are two very specific terms. Spondylolysis refers to a “rupture” (lysis) of a bone bridge in the posterior arch of a lumbar vertebra. Most often, this lysis appears in tee...
Low back pain Low back pain is defined as pain in the lumbosacral area, most often due to natural aging of the spine: wear of the disc (degeneration, disc disease etc.), and of the facet joints. Low back...
Lumbar disc herniation Lumbar disc herniation is a consequence of degeneration (normal aging) of the lumbar intervertebral disc. Part of the disc may protrude back into the lumbar vertebral canal, thro...
Lumbar spinal stenosis Lumbar spinal stenosis also results from disc degeneration. This causes a transfer of mechanical charges on the articular facets in particular, producing in the long term osteophytary beaks...
