To start let’s look at the anatomy of ... Coming off your spinal cord are nerve roots, one on either side. There are 31 pairs of nerve roots: 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and ...

Your spine’s curve could signal scoliosis or kyphosis. Learn the difference and how to take action before pain takes over.

Alphatec Holdings commercially launched its Prone TransPsoas (PTP) corpectomy system, expanding the type of spine surgeries ...

The Polytechnic University (PolyU) says it is tapping into the world of precision medicine as it develops long-term treatment plans for people with spinal cord injuries, starting with a newly ...

The pathophysiology of cervical disk disease is the same as in other areas of the spine. [36] There are differences in the anatomy and biomechanics of the cervical and lumbar spine. The ...

A once “fit and healthy” 25-year-old woman, whose lower back pain was initially misdiagnosed, died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was finally discovered in her pelvis.

Low back pain that radiates down your thighs or legs can have several different causes. For instance, central lower back pain is often due to muscle strain while lower back pain that travels down the ...