Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has been at the forefront of spine care, and recently a team partnered with Thomas Jefferson University Hospita ...

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have uncovered an ...

US-based device company Nevro has secured market authorisation from the European Union (EU) for its HFX iQ spinal cord ...

While the cause of the pain can originate in the legs, it is more often associated with the lumbar spine. This includes the five vertebrae (bones that form the spinal column) situated between the ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

compression is confined to the lumbar spine (low back) below the conus medullaris (the lower part of the spinal cord). You do not need to experience all the signs of cauda equina syndrome for a ...

The key is to expand your spine’s range of motion, which will prevent future pain — and may even improve your swing. For most people, daily life doesn’t require moving your spine through its ...

Realizing a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of olfactory cell nerve bridges to treat chronic spinal cord injury. Since the passing of ...

“With more than 20,000 Australians living with spinal cord injury, and another 300 or more people having spinal cord injury each year, now is the time to translate this therapy into the clinic,” ...

After falling to the ground on the sideline, Newman was placed on a spinal board and carted off the field. He is on his way to the hospital for evaluation and has been ruled out for the rest of ...

Australian researchers are about to launch a human trial to treat spinal cord injury by transplanting cells from the noses of paralysed patients into the damaged area. Griffith University ...

When used correctly, lumbar support pushes your lower back forward, which subsequently forces the rest of your torso to sit more upright. This places your spine back in a healthy "S" curve ...