Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, unpleasantness and origin. Several past neuroscience studies have explored ...

Low back pain is one of the most common reasons patients see primary care doctors. To understand this condition, it’s ...

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 ...

Broward Health Medical Center is now offering the InterStim™ X system from Medtronic, a cutting-edge treatment for patients with bladder and bowel control conditions such as urinary and fecal ...

In this video, Dr Jaskaran Singh, Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at Manipal Hospital, Patiala, explains lumbar canal stenosis ...

Cooled radiofrequency ablation of lumbar nerves exhibited long-lasting, significant pain relief in patients with chronic low back pain.

The euphoric rush is a culmination of nerve stimulation, muscle contractions and brain chemistry. ‘Rhythmic contractions of ...

Objectives: Traditional cortical bone trajectory (CBT) screws in the lumbar spine offer greater holding strength and are well-suited for patients with osteoporosis. However, the screw implantation ...

Discogenic pain is caused by changes to one or more intervertebral discs in your spine. It is a type of lower back pain, a diagnosis that affects 80% of people in the United States at some point in ...

Eating undercooked meat is never a good idea - it can give you a nasty case of food poisoning within 24 hours. And there are other, longer-term risks to be wary of too. Spare a thought for the patient ...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the long-term efficacy of spinal fusion surgery versus non-surgical treatment for chronic radicular lumbar spondylopathy. METHODS: A total of 93 ...

A woman was almost paralysed when lifting just half her usual weights at a class - leaving her suffering the same rare spinal injury that Blue's Duncan has. Jodie Wickers was taking on 60kg-weighted ...