About 60-85% of adults will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives, and 15-45% of people experience chronic lower back pain − pain that lasts longer than three months. Lumbar ...

A 55 year-old woman complained of pain in the back, buttocks and thighs after walking a short distance. The pain was relieved with sitting, but not standing. Her neurological examination was normal.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles. My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of the lower back and referred me to an orthopedic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Patients who are obese and have cervical or lumbar spinal pathologies may benefit from bariatric ...