Lumbosacral Root Lesions

Definition:
A wound or injury of the lumbosacral root. A pathological change in the tissues. One of the individual points or patches of a multifocal disease.

Symptoms
  • Saddle anesthesia and variable motor and sensory loss
  • Decreased anal tone and reflex
  • Fecal incontinence
  • Urinary retention
  • Lower extremity weakness
  • Leg pain
  • Lateral trunk lean
  • Decreased ROM in the lumbar spine
Causes
  • Disc herniation
  • Direct injury (trauma)
  • Prolonged pressure on the nerve
  • Compression or entrapment of the nerve by nearby parts of the body or disease-related structures (such as a tumor)
Treatment
  • Seek medical advise
  • ROM and stretching exercises
  • Core stabilization exercises
  • Lower extremity strengthening
Lumbosacral Root Lesions Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Sitting Posture
  • Standing Posture
  • TA Supine Alt Knee Raise
  • Prone Spine Extension
  • Wall Squats
  • Side Lying Lumbar RR RL
  • Q Ped UE LE Lift
  • Sit Up Squat
  • Gait II
  • Kneeling Hip Flexor
  • WalkFit Program

Lumbosacral Root Lesions Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Stairmaster X 20 Minutes
  • Lumbar Circuit
  • Plank Hold
  • Side Plank On Elbow
  • Superman Holds
  • Warrior

Lumbosacral Root Lesions Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Plank Hold
  • Straight Leg Sit Up
  • Single Leg Bridge
  • Superman Holds
  • Side Plank On Elbow
  • Plank Hold Alternate Ue Le
  • Lunge Walk Med Ball Rotation