The spinal cord is the bundle of nerve tissue that extends ... such as injections or surgery for your lumbar spine. Understanding the basic anatomy of the five lumbar bones that make up your ...

Borgens, professor of developmental anatomy at Purdue University ... sensation of tickling on the skin to nerve impulses traveling up the spinal cord, to the motor nerves and back out to the skin. "We ...

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other ...

electrodes that were placed in the lower back region on each side of the spinal cord, directing the stimulation exclusively to sensory nerve roots. Testing sessions lasted four hours each and were ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...