Lumbar stenosis is a common spinal condition that affects millions of people, particularly older adults. It occurs when the spinal canal located in the lower back experiences narrowing, putting ...

An estimated 18,000 people in the United States annually suffer from new injuries to their spinal cords. Unfortunately for ...

Depending on where the spinal cord and nerve roots are damaged, the symptoms can vary widely, from pain to paralysis to incontinence. Spinal cord injuries are described at various levels of ...

occurs when a nerve root in the cervical spinal cord compresses. This can happen due to a herniated disk, bone spurs, or inflammation. Cervical radiculopathy can lead to neck pain that radiates ...

For decades, paralysis from spinal cord injuries has been seen as irreversible ... send precise electrical stimulation to the spinal nerve roots, creating a direct communication link between ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Then, says Dr. Sergiu Pasca of Stanford University, they make a long journey. SERGIU PASCA: Nerve terminals in the skin send that information all the way to the spinal cord. And then the spinal cord ...

Researchers have recreated the human ascending sensory pathway in a lab dish, using organoids that model the key brain and ...

The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves and supporting tissue that extends from the brain. It has an essential role in conducting motor and sensory information from and to the brain, as well as in ...

A group of researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Burke Neurological Institute has made an exciting breakthrough ...