Scientists have discovered biomarkers that can indicate how severe a spinal cord injury is and the likelihood of recovery. | ...

The use of smartphones for a long time has led to 'tech neck', causing a hunched cervical spine and even spinal cord damage.

New study in @jclinicalinvest by @HopkinsMedicine researchers suggests experimental blood test can indicate spinal cord ...

Owner Emma said: “When Poppy was injured our world just stopped. We got help from other dog walkers to get Poppy to a local ...

Cervical myelopathy is compression of the spinal cord in the cervical spine of the neck ... Myelopathy can be diagnosed with a physical exam, X-rays or MRI scans, and electrical tests such as an ...

Pinching (compression) of the nerves causes ... Its sections are called the cervical spine, the thoracic spine, and the lumbar spine. Neural foraminal stenosis can occur at any spinal cord level, but ...

Neural foraminal stenosis is a common condition that can cause symptoms referred to as a pinched nerve. The neural foramen (spinal foramen) are small holes on the sides of the backbone that are ...

Other types of back injuries include fracture/compression fractures ... space that surrounds the spinal cord). Physical therapy might include gentle cervical traction and mobilization, exercises ...

1 2 Quantitative spinal cord (SC) imaging provides a unique ... medications other than riluzole were excluded from the study. Cervical cord data were acquired from C2 to C7 on a 3T MRI system (Siemens ...

The MRI also lets your doctor examine the small bones, called vertebrae, which make up your spinal column, as well as the spinal disks, spinal canal, and spinal cord. The test looks for ...