If you suffer from low back pain here’s a video to help you visualise that part of your body and how it all fits together to mobilise you in everyday life. When someone comes to me for the first time they often want to go through their MRI scan results in more detail, to look at my skeleton and to actually ‘see’ which part of the spine is affected.
Low back pain often occurs in the lumbar vertebrae, usually referred to as L1, L2, L3 L4 and L5. The ‘L’ represents the ‘lumbar’ and the number represents the vertebrae of the lumbar spine from top to bottom. Also included will be the Sacrum and Pelvis.
In this short video (5:31mins), Orthopaedic surgeon Randale Sechrest discusses the anatomy of the lumbar spine. Follow this with Dr. Evans video on low back pain to help you gain an overall picture of how you can manage your pain and recover with exercise.
