Lumbar Nerve Anatomy
The lumbar column is made up of five vertebra and individual discs. Vertebra are bones that form the backbone. The lumbar vertebral is shaped like a kidney. It is
also large. The lumbar spine consists of five movable levels. They are numbered from L1-L5. A simple way to remember which region the Lumbar nerves are located, is
by the “L” in lumber, which can also stand for lower, which is the location of the lumbar nerves, the lower back. The sacrum is made up of five fused levels S1-S5,
which then leads to the coccyx at the bottom. This collectively is
is what makes up the lumbosacral, hence the names, “lumbo” and “sacral.” Beneath each lumbar and sacral bone, there are a pair of foramina (holes) that us the same
numbering system. The L1 foramina are below theL1 vertebral body. All lumbar and sacral spinal nerve roots start at the T10 to L1 vertebral levels
Sometimes this area of the back can suffer chronic pain or disease infection Lumbosacral Radiculopathy is description of pains and treatments that affects one or
more lumbosacral nerves. Ultrasound guided injections in the lumbar region of the spine help cure these problems. These are therapies or radiculopathy therapies
used to treat lower back pain. These are usually performed with the help of CT scans. An alternate approach for Lumbar epidural steroid injections.
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