the channel in your backbone that houses your spinal cord and other nerves. A doctor does the surgery when the space in the canal narrows because of arthritis, bone spurs, or other problems.

An unparalleled opportunity for the study of long-surviving patients with traumatic lesions of the spinal cord has been afforded by World War II, and knowledge of the reflex functions of the cord ...

and spinal cord. The test looks for: The presence of medical devices can also affect the quality of the MRI image. Your doctor will check beforehand to see if and what type of devices you may have ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes a specific type of damage, called demyelination, to the central nervous system, including the spinal cord. MS is a neurological disease. It causes the immune system ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious neurological trauma that is challenging to treat. After SCI, many neurons in the injured area die due to necrosis or apoptosis, and astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition that impacts multiple organ systems. Neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) frequently occurs after a SCI leading to reduced sensation of bowel fullness ...

New research from the University of Western Ontario (ON, Canada) has found that the spinal cord may be ‘smarter’ than originally thought. As well as playing an important role in the pain reflex and ...