New Hampshire and Arkansas were found to have the highest rates of unnecessary spinal fusions and/or laminectomies and vertebroplasties, respectively, according ...
Spinal fusion and laminectomy procedures were deemed overused for patients with low back pain, excluding those with radicular symptoms, trauma, herniated disc, discitis, spondylosis, myelopathy, ...
Four-level cervical disc replacement is rare, but a small study published in the October issue of the International Journal of Spine Surgery found the procedure ...
Nixon's Jimena Ibarra was diagnosed with spondylosis and spondylolisthesis, affecting her ability to play, but she still made it out on the volleyball court.
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 ...
A spinal abscess may cause local or radiating back pain, fever, and neurological symptoms. Early diagnosis and treatment are vital for improving a person’s outlook. A spinal cord abscess ...
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 ...