There are 12 thoracic vertebrae in the thoracic region. There are 5 lumbar vertebrae in the lumbar region. There are 5 sacral vertebrae, which are fused as one bone and known as the sacrum, in the ...

L5-S1 is the exact spot where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral spine begins. The lumbosacral joint represents where the lumbar and sacral spine adjoin. L5-S1 is vulnerable to misalignment and ...

Sacral spinal nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence: multicentre study. Lancet 363 , 1270–1276 (2004). Article PubMed Google Scholar ...

New research confirms that sacral nerve stimulation is a feasible ... for overactive bladder is hypothesized to correct deficient spinal inhibitory signals, which would suppress detrusor ...