When a piece of hardware – like a screw – needs to be inserted into a patient’s spine, it’s important that it is placed in ...

A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said. Applying low ...

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) anatomy is designed to supply function to most muscles ... of the head and originate from the brain and brainstem rather than the spinal cord. Many of the nerves ...

ALEXANDRIA — A fundraising rally will be held April 12 for a hockey player who suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury earlier this year. The rally for Jackson Drum will be held at Northstar ...

WILLOW SPRINGS, Ill. (WGN) — There has been an extraordinary step forward in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. For the patients who come through the door of the Next Steps clinic in ...

A trip to the emergency room resulted in an MRI, which showed she had a noncancerous spinal cord tumor. Spinal cord tumors make up less than 1% of all newly diagnosed tumors. Dr. Carlos Bagley is ...

After chickenpox symptoms clear, VZV doesn't disappear but instead embeds itself in the spinal nerve roots emerging from the spinal cord, where it can lie dormant ... causing them to pile on the ...

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental blood test might be able to help doctors predict whether someone will recover their mobility following a spinal cord injury. The test ...

Scientists have analyzed blood samples from people who experienced acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs) and unaffected individuals, and have revealed biomarkers that can tell clinicians more about SCI ...

MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more. MRI is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that uses radio waves and a magnetic field to produce detailed ...