Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...

More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal fusion and/or laminectomy or vertebroplasty, over a recent 3-year period, ...

Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) have made a remarkable ...

Unexpected cardiovascular complications: Manipulating the neck can sometimes affect blood flow and lead to unexpected ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising new role for netrin1, a crucial protein in neural development, as a regulator that limits bone morphogenetic protein signaling in the developing spinal cord.

Lumbar spinal stenosis self-care strategies including regular exercise, posture changes, and adopting healthy habits can help relieve back pain caused by narrowing spaces in the spinal canal. Lumbar ...

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has been at the forefront of spine care, and recently a team partnered with Thomas Jefferson University Hospita ...

This paper cuts directly into critical debates about how the ancient spinal cord and the relatively ... muscle fatigue that then exaggerate the cervical ...

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have uncovered an unexpected role for the molecule netrin1 in organizing the developing spinal ...

Oregon Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been ousted by Democratic challenger state Rep. Janelle Bynum in the state's 5th Congressional District, The Associated Press projected Thursday ...

In a Fox 32 special report, Sylvia Perez has the story of how a team of suburban surgeons solved a painful mystery for one local woman.

In 44% to 86% of people with RA, the condition may cause lesions in the cervical spine in your neck. This usually affects the C1 and C2 vertebrae, a synovial lined joint. If severe, this can then ...