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 ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Eva Umoh Asomugha, M.D. Myelopathy refers to a cluster of symptoms that result from spinal cord compression. This can occur when the spinal cord becomes compressed either by ...

Finally, Nyborg was taken for an MRI. The scan found a dangerous abscess on her spinal cord. Nyborg had developed a spinal epidural abscess, according to Dr. Andrew Chan, a neurosurgical spine ...

Lumbar support in a mattress benefits everyone, not just those who suffer from back pain. The lumbar supports the bulk of your weight and helps you perform even the most basic movements.

A CSF leak occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) escapes from the protective layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This is a serious condition that can cause headaches, seizures ...

Avi Kumar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics, performed the first case with a shoulder fracture plate that he invented. Dr. Kumar came up with the idea for ...

Belle Brockhoff, a 32-year-old triple Winter Olympian from Victoria, Australia, was airlifted to a hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia, after a snowboard crash fractured her L1 vertebrae. She was then ...

has come at a time of growing fractures among its members and external pressures that threaten its unity. Still, the report sparked a flurry of speculation about the Five Eyes’ direction ...

Alvarez sustained the fracture on a swing during live batting practice. The fracture occurred through the force of Alvarez’s swing, not a pitch hitting him. “It’s a big blow when your ...

Mr Ghaffar is now able to stand and walk several hundred steps with the aid of a robotic suit after doctors implanted a spinal cord stimulator. Mr Ghaffar was injured outside Letterkenny ...