Getting a jumpscare every time you see what you look like sitting at your desk? Correcting your posture to limit back, neck and shoulder pain can feel impossible. Luckily, there are loads of simple ...

This time, the surgeons faced a greater challenge. A second, smaller chordoma was strangling Flores’s spinal cord near the base of the skull. After much discussion, the medical team had decided ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate ...

I’m on the waiting list for spinal fusion surgery but read on the NHS website that one of the risks from the op is loss of vision. This has upset me more than the prospect of the surgery itself.

Identifying risk factors and developing strategies to prevent injury, based on these risk factors, are key components for preventing injuries in sports. This reflects the second and third step in the ...

Degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine or thoracic spine can irritate or press on your nerves or spine. This can lead to pain between your shoulders. A herniated disc, known as a slipped or ...

An annular fissure is a condition that affects intervertebral discs. Most of the time a fissure is caused by degenerative changes in the spine, including age-related drying out of the discs, but it ...