h.u-tokyo.ac.jp Objectives: Although lumbar spondylosis is a major cause of low back pain and disability in elderly people, few epidemiological studies have been performed. The prevalence of ...

Spinal arthritis is the inflammation of the joints between the bones in your spine or the joints connecting your spine to your pelvis. Spinal arthritis can be caused by autoimmune diseases, wear and ...

Treatment for a neck fracture—also called a cervical fracture or broken neck—depends on the severity of the injury, which cervical vertebrae (bones in the neck that protect the spinal cord) are ...

Although a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) can measure spinal fluid pressure, continual intracranial pressure monitoring over 24 hours or more may be more appropriate for diagnosis when your doctor wants ...