Scoliosis is the medical term for a sideways curvature of the spine. Spinal fusion surgery (SFS) for scoliosis fuses two or more vertebrae together to help straighten the spine and prevent the ...

A research team at the University of Cambridge, England, has announced a spinal cord stimulator suitable for the treatment of severe chronic low back pain for which the drug is not expected to be ...

Neuroscientists have used a nanosized sensor to record spinal cord neurons in free-moving mice, a feat that could lead to the development of better treatments for spinal cord disease and injury.

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a form of inflammatory arthritis, can lead to problems with pain, mobility, and spinal fusion. Less commonly, it can affect other parts of your body. AS is a type of ...

About 20% of people who have spinal surgery may feel pain, known as post-laminectomy syndrome (PLS), afterward. In addition to pain, PLS may cause tingling, weakness, numbness, or stiffness in the ...

Researchers report that a gene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signaling effectively reduced neuropathic pain with no detectable side effects in mice with spinal cord or peripheral nerve ...

Quinn Brett and Josh Stevens will handcycle and run for a full 24 hours this weekend as part of Wings for Life World Run, an international event to raise money for spinal cord research. Quinn Brett ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a condition that causes the degeneration of the nerve cells in the nervous system, affecting certain neurons in the spinal cord. ALS is a fatal disease that ...