University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal disks, aiming to ...

The compression of the spinal cord can block nerve signals from the spinal nerve roots emerging from different parts of the spine. This can lead to the loss of sensation or function of the part of the ...

The numbness is one-sided because each spinal root nerve services a specific part of the body on either the left or right. For example, the right sacral nerve of the lower spine services the right ...

Neurosurgeon and founding partner of Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates, Jerry Petty, MD, died at age 90, the Charlotte, N.C.-based practice said in an April 22 Facebook post. During his 53-year ...

A fresh appeal to try to find out how a woman broke her spine in a hit-and-run has been issued by police. The woman, in her 60s, was hit by a vehicle, believed to have been a white Citroen ...

Sitting or standing with an incorrect posture for extended periods puts unnecessary stress on the body, which may damage the spine and muscles, leading to a pinched nerve. Using cushions ...

He was a leader within the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurosurgeons serving as chair of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, ...

Shingles can cause intercostal neuralgia by leading to inflammation in the spinal nerve roots. Pregnant people ... nerves between a person’s spinal vertebrae. That said, intercostal neuralgia ...

Which doctor did not learn the arrangement of the spinal nerves? (I did, and I'm sure you did too). Which medical students did not ask: “How can there be eight cervical nerves when there are only ...

NT-containing neurons and NT receptors are widely distributed in the spinal dorsal horn (SDH), indicating their ... Briefly, mice were anesthetized with 2% isoflurane. The common peroneal nerve (CPN) ...