The thoracic spine is made up of 12 vertebrae—called T1 to T12—accompanied by 12 vertebral discs ... bone spurs, or spinal trauma. Lumbar myelopathy is the compression of the spinal cord of the lumbar ...

Prolonged sitting hours at workstations, usually in ergonomically inappropriate positions, are resulting in an increase in spinal disorders like lower back pain and cervical pain that tend to ...

Karla Flores had a tumor strangling her spinal cord near the base of her skull. Doctors weighed whether they should attempt a ...

In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully ...

A ’This Is Spinal Tap’ sequel is incoming, but first, get ready to ’go to 11’ with a release of the original in theaters.

Orthopedic surgeon Juan Toribio, MD, and VisAR augmented-reality navigation co-inventor Wendell Gibby, MD, have performed the first-ever immersive 3D spinal surgery using augmented reality guidance ...

Your sleeping position might be to blame. Stomach sleeping, a favourite for many, could secretly harm your spine. While it may feel comfortable at the moment, research shows this position forces ...

Before she could get up, she said she had been shot. “It landed in my L5 vertebrae, where it's still at now,” Askins said. In that moment, she thought of what her parents had always taught her ...

A more detailed follow up study should be considered to investigate which particular training activities have the most impact on the lumbar spine, and how to modify training methods so as to avoid the ...

An MRI two months later would reveal what the “pop” meant: herniated discs on her L4 and L5 vertebrae and a bulging disc on her L3 vertebra. Maynard said she experiences back pain to this day ...

It's natural to want to get back to your regular activities as soon as possible after surgery for a spinal compression fracture. But a lot depends on the type of operation you get. Two common ...