An eager little boy's excitement to go dirt biking led to a heartwrenching accidentJay Simpson was with dad Dakota Simpson, ...

For Travel + Leisure’s column Traveling ... I was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a form of muscular dystrophy. It basically means I have overall muscle weakness. By 4 years old, I ...

By Rick Reyer for Wausau Pilot & Review Last fall, I started this column with the intention of sharing my experiences and ...

There are tons of sharp tools all around. You’re hoping none ... a thin needle or piece of wire is inserted into the spinal column to prevent any further muscle movement. This causes the fins ...

Across both genders it becomes a problem due to hormone changes, lifestyle factors, sickness and genetic predisposition, not to mention our shockingly low levels of vitamin D (around 80 per cent ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

Cancers that spread to the spine move to the bone marrow of the vertebral column by way of blood vessels. Spinal cord compression can also occur through direct tumor extension, which is frequently ...

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is a promising strategy for reestablishing walking after spinal cord injury, recent studies show. But for patients suffering from muscle spasms, the ...

Zoledronate, administered at baseline and again after five years, effectively reduces the incidence of morphometric vertebral fractures in early postmenopausal women over a 10-year period.

Early postmenopausal women who receive zoledronate every 5 years have a lower risk for morphometric vertebral fractures than those receiving placebo, according to trial findings published in The ...