Early surgical intervention for asymptomatic cervical spinal cord compression only has modest quality of life improvements while having variable cost-effectiveness, according to a study in the June ...

What if chronic diseases, which are difficult to treat with medicine alone, could be managed with electricity? As "neuromodulation"—a technology that restores bodily balance by sending signals ...

Cervical cord compression, a condition involving the spinal cord gradually becoming compressed/squeezed from wear and tear, is among the common age-related spine health issues that often affect those ...

Indicators of a response to radiation therapy include pain relief and a return to baseline function or improved function. Patients may experience some relief of symptoms within a few days after ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Compared with delayed surgery, early surgery of motor-incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries may ...

Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Children’s is developing an AI tool designed to predict potentially dangerous changes in spinal cord signals before surgery.  The model is being trained using thousands of ...

"This approach is designed to rapidly help people move their arms better, even years after a stroke," said co-senior author Marco Capogrosso, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurological surgery at Pitt ...

As many as 1 in 5 people have complications from ACDF surgery, but severe side effects are rare. Most people fully recover within 6–8 weeks, but some may need another surgery. Anterior cervical ...

If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can disrupt ...

Jacksonville Jaguars DT DaVon Hamilton overcame a spinal abscess in 2023 that threatened to cause paralysis. Here is the medical perspective.