L5-S1 is one of the two most common sites for back surgery. The other is the area just above, called L4-L5. In the low back, ...

Co-Chief Emeritus of the spine service at HSS, Harvinder Sandhu, M.D., told OTW, “Historically, depression is associated with ...

The MRI scan demonstrated evidence of mild degenerative disc disease at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 interspace without significant compression of neural structures, with normal appearing vertebral bodies ...

Non-operative solutions are involved in most cases of L4-L5 pain. Only severe cases that are unresponsive to treatments and may have lead to disability would be considered for surgery. In many ...