Our body has a spinal cord where bundles of nerves pass from the brain to the lower back. When the cervical spine (the neck ...

The discovery of the second chordoma, a thumb-size mass in her cervical spinal cord ... put pressure on the eyeball or its delicate web of nerves. To further protect the eye, Vakharia fitted ...

Seáñez said the proof-of-concept study is a first step toward developing a noninvasive brain-spine interface that uses real-time predictions to deliver transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation to ...

For example, if a person has a pinched nerve due to spinal degeneration, they may need more intensive treatments to address the damage. The technique a chiropractor uses could also influence the ...

For six years, his character - the handsome Dr Mark Sloan - helped treat sick patients at Seattle Grace Hospital. But now the actor himself - Eric Dane - needs the care of doctors and nurses. For ...

Shingles can cause intercostal neuralgia by leading to inflammation in the spinal nerve roots. Pregnant people can sometimes develop intercostal neuralgia. This is because pregnancy involves ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. After peripheral nerve injury, the structure ...

For example, endocannabinoids might target CB1 receptors in a spinal nerve to relieve pain. Others might bind to a CB2 receptor in your immune cells to signal that your body’s experiencing ...

When pseudoarthrosis affects the cervical or lumbar spine ... The primary sign of pseudoarthrosis is pain in the same area as before spinal fusion surgery. If the bones pinch a spinal nerve, you may ...

Spinal stenosis is a complication that occurs when spinal nerves are compressed by narrowing of the spinal space. Stenosis affecting the spine (cervical spine at the neck, lumbar spine of the back) ...