Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed ... longitudinal ligament or the ligamentum flavum, which are soft tissue bands that normally ...

Like a slender, fragile vine made of highly sensitive tissue and a billion neurons ... has many sets of nerves that exit the spinal cord: eight cervical sets, 12 thoracic, five lumbar, five ...

Prognosis depends greatly on the length of time of the cord impingement, the location of the mass in the spinal column, and the tissue type of the mass. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) such as ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

A pinched nerve in the neck, also known as cervical radiculopathy ... pressure is exerted on a nerve root extending from the spinal cord. This pressure can result from various factors, including ...

In a new study, scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) and University Hospital Magdeburg demonstrated ...

UW Medicine is unveiling an FDA-approved spinal cord therapy in an effort to offer new hope for paralyzed patients.

More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.