When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury are interrupted, resulting in paralysis.

A lab develops brain wave decoder that may help in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.

Pseudoarthrosis occurs when bones don’t heal after a fracture or bone surgery. When pseudoarthrosis affects the cervical or lumbar spine, it means that two vertebrae did not grow together after ...

The lumbosacral joint, also called L5-S1, is a term used to describe a part of the spine. L5-S1 is the exact spot where the lumbar spine ends and the sacral spine begins. The lumbosacral joint ...

Several autopsy series have been reported 1,2 in which detailed search of the spine discloses ... but nonspecific. Spinal puncture, regarded as hazardous and in view of the localized lesion ...

Levoscoliosis is a condition where the spine curves to the left in a “C” shape. This curve usually starts in the lumbar region or lower back. Treatments, such as braces or surgery, can help ...

Objective: This case report describes the surgical management of a recumbent silkworm-like paravertebral schwannoma in the lumbar spine resected via the lateral retroperitoneal approach. Methods: A ...

Scoliosis is a lateral (or ... facet joints (where the vertebrae meet at each level of the spine). Steroids, which reduce inflammation, may also be administered by an epidural, in which the injection ...

The recent kerfuffle over “lateral appointments” misses a bigger problem — the need for major administrative reforms to complement economic reforms. Dealing with India’s bureaucracy, even with an ...

including major head and skull injuries — the middle base of his skull was split in two — as well as life-threatening fractures of his spinal vertebrae and more. But his official manner of ...