Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a ...

Like a slender, fragile vine made of highly sensitive tissue and a billion neurons, your spinal cord is like a living ...

Antibodies can improve the rehabilitation of people with acute spinal cord injury. Researchers have investigated this with promising results. For the first time, it was possible to identify patient ...

The plexus' major function is to supply nerve function to the front part of the thigh. The nerves in your body emerge from the spinal cord and exit to the rest of the body between the vertebrae. The ...

Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra slips forward out of place onto the vertebra below, explained Jessica Stark, MD, ...

To investigate whether imaging of lumbar spinal nerves is an optimal technique to diagnose the damage of the compressed nerves and to predict the outcome of the lumbar spinal surgery.

Luigi Mangione, who was charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had a lower back condition called ...

After surgery for cervical spondylosis, there is a way to improve the existing medical system, which had to undergo ...

With advances in medical technology, even elderly patients can receive high-level surgical treatments such as cancer and ...

Here are their top tips. “Sciatica is a frequently used term for lumbar radiculopathy or a ‘pinched nerve’,” explains Nick ...

This slippage, a sequela of arthritis, happens most often in the lumbar spine and can put pressure on the nerves around the spine. "Really arthritic backs can have varying degrees of ...

Just like us, these discs are prone to herniating (either due to an accident or aging) and when they do, they create two problems: 1) the disc gets damaged and 2) the herniated material puts pressure ...