When a piece of hardware – like a screw – needs to be inserted into a patient’s spine, it’s important that it is placed in precisely the right spot. “The margin for error is very, very small when ...

Spinal health impacts nerves, posture, and mobility. Learn ergonomic fixes, exercises, and signs of trouble to protect your ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - A new program at the Center for Accessible Living is offering life-changing accessibility for individuals with spinal cord injuries across the 10-county BRADD region.

It is a big tube-like structure, usually about 1 inch wide in diameter ... University of Florida Health. Aorta Anatomy. Wang X, Carpenter H, Ghayesh M, et al. A review on the biomechanical behaviour ...

MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more. MRI is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that uses radio waves and a magnetic field to produce detailed ...

Scientists also classify neurons into four groups based on structural differences ... carry impulses away from the central nervous system (made up of the brain and spinal cord) and control the ...

This groundbreaking system is forging a new path for individuals facing spinal cord injuries. Individuals like Rick Arnold. "I have MS," said Arnold. "I was diagnosed in 2007." Arnold is rediscovering ...

Researchers at Keio University have begun using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat and maybe even cure severe spinal cord injuries. The iPS technology was first conceived by Shinya ...

Spina bifida is a congenital defect in which an infant's spine and spinal cord do not close or develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine. One of every 3,000 newborns is believed to have ...