A team of researchers at Rowan University has developed an injectable biomaterial that could significantly improve recovery ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

Nerve surgery a growing possibility for spinal cord patients By Katherine Ward Global News Posted June 12, 2025 3:02 pm Updated June 12, 2025 4:47 pm ...

Rats exhibit significant recovery of locomotor function following incomplete spinal cord injuries, albeit with altered gait expression and reduced speed and stepping frequency. These changes likely ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Neural foraminal stenosis is a common condition that can cause symptoms referred ...

It is easy to appreciate that an acute disc prolapse at the L5/S1 level may present with hamstring and/or calf pain and limitations in flexibility, which may mimic a muscle strain. There is a further ...

All 120 subjects were Chinese (72 (60%) were male) with a mean age of 41.4 ± 21.3 years (range 18–76), a mean height of 173 cm, a mean weight of 71.1 kg, and a mean BMI of 24.9 ±4.1. Each ...

BS is characterised by the presence of a fifth lumbar (L5) vertebra anatomic variation with a large transverse process that forms a pseudoarthrosis or a bony fusion with the sacral basis or iliac ...