The study, which followed four patients with chronic spinal cord injuries for five years, found that two patients showed durable evidence of neurological improvement after treatment with neural stem ...

Cervical myelopathy results from compression of the spinal cord in the neck (cervical area of the spine). Symptoms of cervical myelopathy may include problems with fine motor skills, pain or stiffness ...

Cervical myelopathy can be caused by a number of conditions that result from spinal cord compression. Some relatively common causes are severe cervical spondylosis (osteoarthritis of the spine) − this ...

Spinal cord stimulation has been used for more than 50 years treat a variety of chronic pain conditions. Advances in technology and cost effectiveness have made this treatment a viable option to ...

We sought to demonstrate the contribution of axonal remodeling of the corticospinal tract (CST) in the spinal cord to functional outcome after stroke. Bilateral pyramidotomy (BPT) or sham-BPT was ...

What is an acute spinal cord injury? Your spine is made of many bones called vertebrae. Your spinal cord runs downward through a canal in the center of these bones. The spinal cord is a bundle of ...

Abstract: Spinal ... corticospinal tracts resulting in specific activations of lower limb muscles. These findings set a critical groundwork for developing closed-loop, bidirectional SCMI systems ...

Cassie, 38, testified that she suffered from persistent urinary tract infections because of the parties. Despite the “horrible” pain, Cassie would continue to perform. “Sometimes [the freak ...

Anderson Cooper: This week on 60 Minutes, we're doing a story about efforts to help people who are paralyzed with severe spinal cord injuries develop the ability to walk again. And not just walk ...