I have a medical prescription for massage therapy and it says "L/S spine pain".
What does the L/S mean? I googled for it and couldn't find an answer but did find it on some medical sites. I'm guessing "lumbar/sacral" but don't know that's really it. "Left/side"?
2007-03-23 09:10:42 · 6 answers · asked by pianodirt 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Lumbosacral spine pain. (Lumbar/sacral)
2007-03-23 09:14:08 · answer #1 · answered by a_k 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not a medical expert, like a dr or anything, but I handle work comp claims, and pay medical bills all the time. You're right in thinking L/S stands for lumbar/sacral. That's the bottom part of your spine, lumbar is your low back, and sacral is just below that.
2007-03-23 09:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by tinaroonie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means lumbar-sacral.
The abbreviation for left is an "L" with a circle around it. We do not say "side". We will say the location of the pain. If someone is having pain in the left side of their lower abdomen, we will say "LLQ" which means left lower quadrant. If we want to say left leg, we say "LLE" which means left lower extremity.
And so on...
2007-03-23 09:50:41 · answer #3 · answered by emt_me911 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You guessed correctly when you said lumbar-sacral.
2007-03-23 09:14:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a_k is right. It is the lumbrosacral This is the lower back.
2007-03-23 09:20:25 · answer #5 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It mean Lecithin/Sphingomyelin.
2007-03-23 09:13:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋