Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified novel mechanisms regulating the development of the spinal column during ...

Neural foraminal stenosis causes nerve irritation and compression when the space a spinal nerve travels through narrows.

Researchers have identified novel mechanisms regulating the development of the spinal column, which could inform new ...

Berry was born with spina bifida, which occurs when a spinal column doesn’t close properly in utero. A neurological condition requiring lifelong care, the kitten's symptoms include diminished reflexes ...

Going to the chiropractor for the first time may bring a few questions. You probably do not know exactly the method that he or she will use to help you.

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the canal in your spinal column that affects mostly people age 50 and older. Nothing can cure it, but there are things you can do on your own, under your doctor's ...

Cancers that spread to the spine move to the bone marrow of the vertebral column by way of blood vessels. Spinal cord compression can also occur through direct tumor extension, which is frequently ...

Spinal stenosis refers to narrowing of the spinal canal or tunnel that houses the neural elements (nerves) that travel along the spinal column. The narrowing can be central stenosis (referring to the ...

An extraordinary fossil bed in the arid grasslands of the Australian continent, called McGraths Flat, really is the ...

Reducing funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) hurts us all: physicians, scientists and patients.

Myelopathy can affect any section of the spinal cord. There are different types of myelopathy named after the part of the spinal column affected. The compression of the spinal cord can block nerve ...