Dr. Jeff Lehmen, a spine surgeon at SSM St. Mary's Hospital, said this assumption could be a sign of lumbar disk herniation, ...

Vision is one of the most crucial human senses, yet more than 300 million people worldwide are at risk of vision loss due to ...

Multiple sclerosis causes lesions to the spinal cord and other parts of the central nervous system. An MRI can detect spinal cord lesions and help diagnose and monitor the condition. Multiple ...

MORE children are due to be sent overseas for spinal surgeries as the new Health Minister admitted kids are still waiting too long for operations in Ireland. It comes as the number of children ...

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However, the human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the weightlessness of space can take years from which to fully recover. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore ...

When you choose the University of Utah Health for you or your family member’s spinal cord injury rehabilitation, you are choosing a program that marshals the resources of an entire university and ...

Experiencing a spinal cord injury is life-changing in nearly every aspect of a person’s well-being: physically, emotionally, and socially. The initial shock of the injury often comes with fear, ...

If the disc bulges or protrudes (bulging disc), it may pressure the spinal nerves, causing pain. This pressure may cause low-back pain extending into the hip, the buttock, and the leg. The ...

There isn't any reason to suggest that human intellect has been harmed, the publication counters — but in "both potential and execution," our intelligence is definitely on the downturn.