Encyclopedia - The Spine Page

Shared decision-making

Process in which a person and clinician review options, benefits, risks and individual preferences together.Lire...

Application of acoustic impulses to targeted tissues. Indications include certain tendon disorders and do not...

The sinuvertebral nerve is a small recurrent nerve branch that returns toward the spinal canal...

Neurodynamic examination combining trunk and lower-limb positions to assess symptom responses from neural structures.Lire cette...

Velocity-dependent increase in the response to muscle stretch, forming part of the upper motor neuron...

Hybrid examination combining single-photon emission computed tomography with CT to anatomically localize radiotracer uptake.Lire cette...

Disturbance of bladder or bowel control, which may be a neurological warning sign depending on...

Spina bifida is a congenital defect involving closure of the posterior spinal structures. Its forms...

Examination of spinal and cord vessels, often using catheterization and contrast injection, to define selected...

Fluid-filled sac associated with the arachnoid in the spinal canal, which may be intradural or...