Lower back pain is curable and can be improved with an understanding of the risk factors that create it, writes Napa fitness ...

VertexPharma wants to transform the treatment of pain. An upcoming sciatica clinical trial readout will be pivotal.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510 (k) clearance to a standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion device from the internationally renowned surgeon Randal Betz, M.D.’s company, ...

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Alex Kirilloff has retired. The former top prospect announced on Thursday that he is dealing with a spondylolisthesis in his ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

If an upper lumbar disc herniation is suspected, a femoral stretch test may be included in the evaluation. The patient is placed in a prone position, and the knee is maximally dorsiflexed.

In 2023, the Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans showed a right sacral mass which was ... occasional mild sharp pain in the back of her right leg.

An MRI scan revealed severe spinal canal stenosis at L3-L4 and L4-L5, as well as a herniated nucleus pulposus on the right at L5-S1 (Figs 11, 12). DC underwent a L3-L5 decompressive laminectomy ...

Realizing a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of olfactory cell nerve bridges to treat chronic spinal cord injury. Since the passing of ...

In June of 2024, 12 more bones were dug up including Shady's sacrum, which makes up the the hip bones. Students, researchers and volunteers have found more and more fossils in collaboration with the ...