Anyone with fibromyalgia can tell you it hurts, but no one can yet explain what causes all those aches. A study published in Pain Reports adds a new piece to the puzzle, showing spinal disinhibition — ...

Researchers report that a gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signaling effectively reduced neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord or peripheral nerve ...

What Is Central Cord Syndrome? Central cord syndrome is a type of incomplete spinal cord condition that affects the middle portion of your spinal cord. An incomplete spinal cord syndrome affects ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (StudyFinds.org) – A groundbreaking new procedure has found a way to turn belly fat into a material which can repair spinal cord damage that leaves patients paralyzed. Researchers ...

Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) has been linked to an elevated long-term risk of developing neurologic, psychiatric, cardiovascular, and endocrine comorbidities, highlighting the need for ...

A spinal headache occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks through a puncture in the membrane that surrounds the spinal cord. This leak decreases the physical support that CSF provides for the ...

Your spinal cord runs all the way down from the base of the brain to the lower back. The spinal canal, which consists of tissues, cartilage, and bone, covers the spinal cord and is tasked with ...

Ian Harris receives funding from research organisations unrelated to spinal cord stimulators. He was interviewed for the Four Corners episode referred to. Adrian C Traeger receives research funding ...

Surgical treatments for spinal stenosis include laminectomy, discectomy, and spinal fusion. A doctor may recommend surgery for spinal stenosis in severe cases or if nonsurgical methods do not help ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — After undergoing a first-of-its-kind surgery, a Zoo Knoxville chimpanzee is recovering well. Mwelu, a 34-year-old chimpanzee, underwent spinal surgery in September after a ...