Aging and injury may increase the vulnerability of the L5-S1 junction even more. Pain from L5 ... common sites for back ...
Manual muscle testing revealed weakness in abdominals, hip flexors (3/5) and quadriceps (4/5 ... block vertebrae of L4 and L5 and degenerative changes are predominantly involving L5 and S1 vertebrae.
3 Clinic of Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital – Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway 4 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Oslo University Hospital – Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway 5 ...