Doctors are reporting a rise in spinal deformities and nerve complications among young patients who initially dismiss symptoms as minor discomfort. In one recent case, a teenage boy with a year ...

“Despite decades of worldwide research to find a treatment for spinal cord injury, there is still no clinically available treatment,” he said. “Our innovative nerve bridges, combined with ...

Use phrenic nerve pacing as an option to treat ventilator-dependent high cervical spinal cord injury with standard arrangements in place for clinical governance, consent and audit. For auditing the ...

A high cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) is an injury in the upper neck between the first and fourth cervical vertebrae (C1 to C4). SCIs can damage the phrenic nerve that controls the diaphragm (the ...

A dermatome is an area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, forming nerve roots that branch from your spinal cord, but only 30 dermatomes. Your spinal ...

In an official statement released by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, researchers stated that the new hydrogel boosts nerve regrowth following spinal cord injury in animals.

The nerves from the spinal cord extend into regions. The diagram below shows what regions of the body the nerves control. Spinal cord compression happens when there is pressure on the spinal cord.

Applying red-light therapy to a damaged spinal cord protects and regenerates nerve cells, leading to a return of motor and sensory function, according to new research.

This puts pressure on your spinal cord and the nerves around it, which can cause pain and other problems. Your spinal cord is a key part of your central nervous system that connects your brain to ...

A Kerry pensioner who sued over what was claimed was a catastrophic delay in the diagnosis of his spinal nerve condition, and who is now paraplegic, has settled a High Court action for a ...