For over 25 years, Eddie and Leslie Grinnell of Eddie's Wheels have been giving dignity and independence to special needs ...

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

Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(12):3859-3867. Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and costly medical conditions. Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the ...

Spinal fusion permanently joins vertebrae together, providing stability for conditions like spondylolisthesis or severe degenerative disc disease. While this procedure limits some spinal movement ...

Once these discs start becoming damaged enough, conditions like disc herniation and degenerative disc disease may start developing. Spondylosis, in general, also causes the cartilage around the spinal ...

are susceptible to developing degenerative changes in the cervical spine due to poor neck posture over time. This can eventually progress to cervical spondylosis. Continuous monitoring of neck health ...

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 ...

Outpatient migration and disc replacements will play an increased role in spine surgery's future, Dean Perfetti, MD, said. Dr. Perfetti, of Carmel, N.Y.-based Somers Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports ...

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.

Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns talked to a neurosurgeon at UPMC about the connection between the brain and spinal cord and when ...

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

Back in 1984, Spinal Tap turned comedy up to 11. Rock-mock-doc This Is Spinal Tap is still hailed as one of the all-time-greats, spoofing heavy metal excess and dumb-as-rocks rockstar antics under ...