Significance of the small lumbar spinal canal: cauda equina compression syndromes due to spondylosis 3: Intermittent claudication
Three pages on PainSci cite Wilson 1969: 1. The Complete Guide to Trigger Points & Myofascial Pain 2. The Complete Guide to Low Back Pain 3. Can Massage Therapy Cause Nerve Damage?
PainSci notes on Wilson 1969:
An old topic review that explains that the belief that the pain may be caused by impairment of circulation to the capillaries of the spinal nerve roots.
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- “The role of vascular damage and fibrosis in the pathogenesis of nerve root damage,” Jayson, Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, 1992.
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