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Persistent spinal pain syndrome type 2

Term describing persistent or recurrent pain following spinal surgery, which may have several mechanisms.Lire cette...

PET-CT

Hybrid examination combining positron emission tomography with CT to link molecular or metabolic information with...

Pfirrmann grading

Pfirrmann grading describes lumbar disc degeneration on T2-weighted MRI. The original system has five grades...

Physical therapy

Health profession using functional assessment, education and exercise, among other approaches, to address movement and...

Piriformis muscle

Deep buttock muscle involved in hip movement and located close to the sciatic nerve.Lire cette...

Piriformis syndrome

Buttock pain syndrome sometimes associated with sciatic nerve irritation near the piriformis; diagnosis requires consideration...

Posterior longitudinal ligament

The posterior longitudinal ligament runs along the back of vertebral bodies and discs inside the...

Posterior spinal arteries

Posterior longitudinal arteries contributing to the dorsal spinal cord blood supply and connected to a...

Postural control

Sensory and motor mechanisms that maintain balance and adapt body orientation to a task.Lire cette...

Proprioception

Sense of body position and movement, informed by signals from muscles, tendons and joints.Lire cette...