For the last five and a half years, Emily Farmer has unknowingly lived with her skull not fully attached to her body. Now she ...

The cervical spine is composed of seven bones (C1 – C7), which are separated from one another by intervertebral discs. These discs allow the spine to move freely and act as shock absorbers ...

One of the most studied anatomical variants is the ponticulus posticus (PP), a bony bridge that can form over the vertebral artery groove in the atlas (C1 vertebra). Studies have reported varying ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack its own tissues, especially the lining of joints, leading to joint damage and pain. When RA attacks the ...

Support is growing for a rural Minnesota hockey teenager who broke his neck in a freak incident during a game in Canada last ...