The two conditions differ not only by the location of the spinal curvature but also by their causes, symptoms, and treatments. Kyphosis—also called "roundback" or "hunchback"—is a deformity where the ...

Levoscoliosis is a condition where the spine curves to the left in a “C” shape. This curve usually starts in the lumbar region or lower back. Treatments, such as braces or surgery, can help ...

Also known as paresthesia, it can stem from infections, spinal injuries, fibromyalgia, and other causes. Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a painful, itchy rash that typically develops on one side of ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

Brooke Hogan is moving forward after ongoing drama with her extended family. “Back to R E A L I T Y. 勺,” Hogan, 36, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, March 29, alongside a snap with husband ...

Jenkins III, a neurosurgeon in New York City who specializes in spinal surgery. Doing all three actions at once, whether by shoveling snow or extracting a child from a car seat, “maximizes the ...

It increases the risk of a tear or bulge affecting cartilage fibers called the annulus, which connects the disc to the spinal vertebra. Damage to the edge of the vertebra adjacent to the disc may also ...

Before his fall, he’d had spinal fusion surgery that resulted in a “pretty stiff situation” with his back, Streit said in a Feb. 14 video update. He hit his head when he fell but suffered no ...

Extended cut: Relive the final day of SA's epic '95-96 Shield triumph The defining and enduring memory of South Australia's most recent Sheffield Shield title win 29 years ago remains the tension ...

Since 2016, the FDA has approved three disease-modifying treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, with several companies—including Novartis, Scholar Rock and Biogen—progressing novel candidates through ...

A stem cell treatment helped improve the motor function of two out of four patients with a spinal cord injury in the first clinical study of its kind, Japanese scientists said. There is currently ...