People with spinal cord injuries often lose some or all their limb function. In most patients, the nerves in their limbs work ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

Scientists have recapitulated in the laboratory how the cellular structures that give rise to our spinal column form sequentially. They have created a 3D in vitro model that mimics how the precursor ...

INDUCTED INTO THE REHAB HALL OF FAME. SHE OVERCAME A LIFE CHANGING STROKE AND CONTINUES TO COMPETE IN SPORTS. KAREN KORNACKI HAS HER STORY. MELISSA CHILDERS REMEMBERS VIVIDLY THE DAY THAT CHANGED HER ...

Radiculopathy is the pinching of a nerve root (where nerves join/leave the spinal column). Pinching of the nerve roots can cause pain and numbness in areas controlled by that nerve. Symptoms of nerve ...

For this edition of the Medical Minute, Dr. Richard Busch discusses the connection between the spinal column and the nervous system.

Bones called vertebrae make up your spine. Muscles and ligaments connect your vertebrae to each other. Between the vertebrae lie soft, flat discs that provide cushioning and support. Each vertebra ...