Trying to restore bodily functions after spinal cord injuries Anderson Cooper: This week on 60 Minutes, we're doing a story about efforts to help people who are paralyzed with severe spinal cord ...

There's a treatment helping chronic pain patients by disrupting pain signals in the body from getting to the brain.

A Burlington, Vermont-based foundation is supporting a Capital Region resident’s recovery from spinal cord injury. It’s New Year’s Day 2020, and Chris Lysogorski is leading a snowmobile ...

Lumbar laminectomy is a surgery to treat spinal compression in your lower back. It involves removing the rear of one or more vertebrae. It’s usually a safe and effective treatment for spinal ...

Spinal cord stimulation is recommended for back pain when other treatments have failed. WebMD examines this procedure and its role in pain management.

As the spinal cord usually doesn’t extend to the lumbar spine, this condition occurs rarely. That said, it can sometimes affect the nerves in the lower region of the spine (near the base of the ...

What is spinal cord stimulation? The truth about the back pain treatment - Research shows spinal cord stimulators work no better than a placebo – and they can also carry risks ...

The spinal column is composed of bony structures called vertebrae. The spinal cord is divided into 4 regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral regions.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Tumor of the Spinal Cord Leading to Destruction of the Lumbar Region, Hydrocephalus, Double Optic Neuritis, and Painless Labor ...