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Many spine surgeons, neurosurgeons and leaders throughout the industry are advancing the space through their work, achievements and innovations.  Here are 25 power players in spine surgery: Note: ...
Poor posture is likely damaging your back, warns Dr. Arthur Jenkins, a spinal surgeon in New York. He explains how it happens ...
Spinal health impacts nerves, posture, and mobility. Learn ergonomic fixes, exercises, and signs of trouble to protect your ...
Surgeons love the OR, but occasionally, a sharp clinical diagnosis—especially a rare condition—can bring the same ...
A Springer Spaniel has made a full recovery after suffering a fractured spine in a road accident. The seriously injured dog, named Gin, owned by Dave Rhodes, from Torver, was referred to ...
The data convincingly show that the transcription factor Sp1 regulates ephrin-mediated axon guidance in the spinal cord. Although the authors show that Sp1 and its co-activators p300 and CBP are ...
mostly in the dorsal and lumbar regions. Only rarely, however, does such a hemangioma cause spinal-cord compression. Myelocompression by hemangioma of the cervical vertebral bodies is particularly ...
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 ...
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.
Also known as paresthesia, it can stem from infections, spinal injuries ... anywhere along the spine but tends to happen in the lumbar region or lower back. Spondylolisthesis does not always ...
These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot respond to signals from the nerves, they atrophy — weaken and shrink — from inactivity. One in every 6,000 babies is born with ...