Patna: A one-day cadaveric workshop emphasising the finer details of the posterior spinal approach — the most widely used technique in spine surgery — was held on Saturday at the dissection hall of ...

Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how ...

As Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month ends, the Lagos State Chapter of the Spinal Cord Injury Association of Nigeria (SCIAN) has raised concerns over poor infrastructure and inadequate support for ...

In June, Mitch Chesterton celebrated his 35th birthday in hospital after experiencing sudden and severe back pain. Within days he lost movement in his left leg. Mr Chesterton’s partner Maria Trotta ...

University of Minnesota researchers developed a 3D-printed scaffold that directs stem cells to grow into functioning nerve cells, successfully restoring movement in rats with severed spinal cords.

Your spinal cord needs a steady blood supply to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the tissues. This blood helps the spinal cord cells send nerve impulses to the rest of your body. The impulses are ...

For those who've suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury and are paralyzed, there's rarely encouraging news, which is why what's happening in early clinical trials in a research lab in Lausanne, ...

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury are interrupted, resulting in paralysis. Because the brain is ...

Researchers at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences explored the regenerative mechanisms behind spinal cord injury (SCI) repair. By constructing ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent nerves ...