Back pain may disrupt daily living by making it difficult to enjoy hobbies or simply carry out simple chores Rest or treatment may help with some back discomfort but if the pain persists or becomes wo ...

But when your peripheral nerves-those found outside of the brain and spinal cord-are damaged, it can cause pain and numbness ...

Symptoms depend on where the pressure is located in the spinal cord. Pain is often the first symptom and more than 90% of people with spinal cord compression experience pain. The spinal cord is the ...

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels PT, DPT, CLT Calf muscle pain is common and can be severe, even if the underlying ...

The narrowing can be central stenosis (referring to the main channel) or it can be foraminal stenosis (referring to the “exit ramp” for each individual nerve root). The condition can occur in the ...

Your sleeping position affects spinal alignment, muscle tension, and nerve compression throughout the night. Poor alignment ...

Becker's reported on three multimillion-dollar verdicts in favor of spine patients in 2024.

the ability for nerves to heal and repair themselves. While some years back, dogs suffering from disk disease (a condition where herniated disks in the neck or back put pressure on nerves) were given ...

Nerve damage can result from injury to the back of the head or neck. Because of its proximity to other cranial nerves ... Studies have shown if injury to the nerve is minor or caused by mechanical ...

More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal fusion and/or laminectomy or vertebroplasty, over a recent 3-year period, ...