Cervical myelopathy can be caused by a number of conditions that result from spinal cord compression. Some relatively common causes are severe cervical spondylosis (osteoarthritis of the spine) − this ...

Spinal cord stimulation has been used for more than 50 years treat a variety of chronic pain conditions. Advances in technology and cost effectiveness have made this treatment a viable option to ...

Therefore, we propose that surgical treatment combining resection of the cyst wall and releasing the tethered spinal cord by dissociation of the filum terminale is a safe and efficient approach ...

What is an acute spinal cord injury? Your spine is made of many bones called vertebrae. Your spinal cord runs downward through a canal in the center of these bones. The spinal cord is a bundle of ...

May 13 (UPI) --Michael McKean discussed the upcoming This Is Spinal Tap sequel on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, where he teased potential cameos including Questlove, Paul McCartney and ...

Anderson Cooper: This week on 60 Minutes, we're doing a story about efforts to help people who are paralyzed with severe spinal cord injuries develop the ability to walk again. And not just walk ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 29-year-old Clackamas High School graduate is sailing from Oregon to Hawaii with no prior open-ocean experience, a rare spinal condition, and a cat named Phoenix — and ...

A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) extracted the tumors, which had wrapped around the spinal cord, through the patient’s eye socket. This was the first time ...

A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) extracted the tumors, which had wrapped around the spinal cord, through the patient’s eye socket. This was the first time ...