The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from the body to the brain. The peripheral nervous system is the ...

Herniated discs also can lead to pinched nerves. Herniated discs are ruptures of the vertebral ligaments that cause disc material to push into the spinal canal. These can compress, or pinch ...

The dorsal root ganglion is a group of sensory neuron cell bodies just outside the spine. The dorsal root ganglion is involved in passing sensory signals to the central nervous system. The motor ...

For instance, demyelination of nerves in the lower spine may affect leg movement or bladder and bowel control. In contrast, demyelination of the optic nerve can affect eyesight. How fast these ...

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