Thumb numbness is a symptom often attributed to a "pinched nerve" of the hand, wrist, or spine. In addition ... Cervical radiculopathy describes the pinching of a spinal nerve root. Insofar as the ...

Compression of the spinal cord also affects balance and strength, and may even cause bowel and bladder control problems. Unstable vertebrae can press on the nerve roots and spinal cord, which can ...

Karla Flores had a tumor strangling her spinal cord near the base of her skull. Doctors weighed whether they should attempt a ...

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

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 ...

By the time you’re an adult, you usually have 24 movable vertebrae (instead of 33) and the rest of the bones are fused together. While most people have a straight spine, some people have additional ...