The back of the vertebra is more complicated, with protrusions and valleys, each with a purpose integral to the spine. The bone extends out from the back of the vertebra to form canals for nerves ...

Hollywood star Andie Macdowell is battling Piriformis Syndrome, a painful neuromuscular condition that causes numbness in the buttocks and back of the legs and leads to discomfort in the leg.

Use that as a cautionary tale for your own lingering back pain. If not addressed in a real way ... Dulak says it's a compression or irritation of a sciatic nerve. They run from your lower back down ...

The stretching and strengthening movements of yoga can help improve spinal health, leading to less pain. Yoga poses for sciatica pain focus on gentle movements of the spine to reduce pressure on the ...

Scoliosis Spine Curve Anatomy, Posture Correction ... and pain medication have not provided sufficient relief. Sciatic nerve pain in lower back Sciatic nerve discomfort refers to the pain or ...

We present a method of peripheral nerve tract reconstruction ... the contralateral spinal nerve roots. This position provided stability to limit potential movement of the animal and a clear path for ...

Scientists have developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce pain and disability for people ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

Review of the literature on relevant injection procedure found that injury to the sciatic nerve is associated with use of the dorsogluteal site for injection, because the sciatic nerve commonly ...

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...