The lumbar spine includes five vertebrae that help with mobility and stability. Lumbar vertebrae are larger because they carry the load from your head down to the lower spine. The lumbar spine has a ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

A 42-year-old construction worker sits across from me in clinic, MRI in hand, convinced he needs surgery. His primary care ...

Anatomical structures can be broken down into three groups: homologous, analogous, and vestigial. Vestigial structures are essentially leftovers from our evolutionary journey, though there is some ...

The spine landscape has transformed significantly for William Kemp, MD, especially with the rise of advanced practitioners and non-operative spine physicians. However he affirms there’s still ...

For decades, most scientists treated the spinal cord as little more than a biological cable. The brain gave orders, the ...

Ninety percent of paralyzed patients regained strength or function in their upper limbs after receiving an experimental therapy, a new study found. After receiving spinal cord simulation from ONWARD ...

SEATTLE — Virginia Mason Franciscan Health celebrated MLB Opening Day by launching Runs for Research. For every run the Mariners score this season, VMFH will donate to the Center for Neurosciences and ...

There is a new hope for people with spinal cord injuries. Doctors are using an experimental, easy to deliver drug, with surprising results. A Chicago are a patient who got the drug says it’s ...