Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Lumbar Disc Herniation at L5-S1: A Case Report.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe a patient presenting to a chiropractic clinic with rapidly progressing cauda equina symptoms.

Clinical Features: A 30-year-old woman presented to a chiropractic clinic with the onset of saddle distribution sensory loss and urinary retention. The patient had worsening symptoms 48 hours following evaluation at local emergency and radiology departments.

Radiographically Occult Manifestation of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Patient With Prolonged Clinical and Laboratory Evidence of Rampant Disease: A Case Report.

Objective: The purpose of this case report is to present a case of rampant rheumatoid synovitis and arthritis of a patient with a long duration of symptoms and no radiographic abnormalities of rheumatoid arthritis at the initial diagnosis.

Clinical Features: A 49-year-old Hispanic woman presented to a chiropractic teaching clinic with an 8-month history of bilateral, symmetrical hand pain and stiffness noted specifically in her second and third metacarpophalangeal joints. The patient has reported no other health changes and no history of rheumatoid arthritis in the family.

Reliability of Human Lumbar Facet Joint Degeneration Severity Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of the assessment of lumbar facet joint degeneration severity by analyzing degeneration subscales using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in human participants.

Methods: The reliability of articular cartilage degeneration, subchondral bone sclerosis, and osteophyte formation subscales of lumbar facet joint degeneration severity was assessed in MRI images from n = 10 human participants. Each scale was applied to n = 20 lumbar facet joints (L4/5 level).

Congenital scoliosis in non-identical twins: case reports and literature review.

Congenital scoliosis due to vertebral anomalies may occur in less than 0.1% of the population. Several different theories have been put forth in the literature to account for the etiology of congenital scoliosis and the vertebral anomalies which contribute to its development.

Spinous process apophysitis: a cause of low back pain following repetitive hyperextension in an adolescent female dancer.

We report a case of a 13-year-old female dancer with spinous process apophysitis following repetitive microtrauma during end-range hyperextension movements. Following appropriate rest and limitation of hyperextension, she was able to return to her previous level of training. It is important to recognize that numerous diagnostic possibilities arise when presented with a young dancer with back pain.