Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered clues as to how our bodies turn sensations such as ...

Which doctor did not learn the arrangement of the spinal nerves? (I did, and I'm sure you did too). Which medical students did not ask: “How can there be eight cervical nerves when there are only ...

Disc herniation at L5-S1 is also possible and is a common cause of sciatica—a problem with the sciatic nerve that can cause pain and other issues. Discs separate the vertebrae (spinal bones), ...

These nerves are part of the autonomic nervous system, which controls heart rate and rhythm. Researchers found that 27% of neurons in the nerve cluster contained aggregated alpha-synuclein ...

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

In the anesthetized, open-chest dog, electrical stimulation of the cardiac ends of the transected cervical vagus nerves produced effects on heart rate and A-V transmission that were dependent upon the ...

The pain occurs when the mass of feces presses on the nerves in the lower back ... A person with a history of spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or surgery on the colon may also be ...

Laminectomy: Removal of part of the vertebra (lamina) to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves. Spinal Fusion: In cases of severe disc damage, the two vertebrae on either side of the disc may be ...

Our Spinal Cord Injury Program specializes in caring for spinal cord injury patients immediately after the injury and during rehabilitation and recovery. We offer treatment options that are unique in ...

A compressed L5 vertebrae nerve, according to the Mayo Clinic Health System, leads to sciatica, which can bring physical pain, numbness, and weakness. However, as she told The Face magazine in a ...

Some messages are kept within the brain, while others are relayed through the spine and across the body’s vast network of nerves to distant extremities. To do this, the central nervous system relies ...

EMGs at 150 mA TSCS between T11-T12 and L1-L2 vertebral processes from a subject (566729, AIS A, T4). Recruitment curves for the example showed on the left. The bladder was emptied via the indwelling ...