Dr. Yoshihito Sakai

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Fields of Research

Low Back Pain Pathogenesis and Treatment

Low back pain is a common disorder which affects the lumbar spine, and is associated with substantial morbidity for about 80% of the general population at some stages during their lives. Although low back pain usually is a self-limiting disorder that improves spontaneously over time, the etiology of low back pain is generally unknown and the diagnostic label, "non-specific low back pain", is frequently given. This book contains reviews and original articles with emphasis on pathogenesis and treatment of low back pain except for the rehabilitative aspect. Consisting of three sections, the first section of the book has a focus on pathogenesis of low back pain, while the second and third sections are on the treatment including conservative and surgical procedure, respectively.

Book Chapter Spinal Cord Sarcoidosis Accompanied with Compressive Cervical Myelopathy
by Yoshihito Sakai, Yukihiro Matsuyama and Shiro Imagama in the book "Sarcoidosis Diagnosis and Management" edited by Mohammad Hosein Kalantar Motamedi, ISBN 978-953-307-414-6, InTech, October 10, 2011
Book Chapter Osteophyte Formation in the Lumber Spine and Relevance to Low Back Pain
by Yoshihito Sakai in the book "Low Back Pain Pathogenesis and Treatment" edited by Yoshihito Sakai, ISBN 978-953-51-0338-7, InTech, March 3, 2012