A team of scientists at UCSF has made a critical discovery that may help in the development of techniques to promote functional recovery after a spinal cord injury. By stimulating nerve cells in ...

The process may someday be used in humans with spinal cord injuries to minimize or reverse the damage to nerve cells that results in paralysis, says Richard B. Borgens, professor of developmental ...

As disks in the spine begin to herniate they press against the nerves that originate in the spinal cord and run to the rest of the body. The compression on the nerves can cause pain.

Your spine is made up of 33 vertebrae. Each one has openings that let nerves from your spinal cord pass through to other parts of the body. When these openings, called neural foramina, get narrow ...

Ignoring a pinched nerve can lead to chronic pain, reduced mobility and potentially irreversible nerve damage By Health IQ digital Mar 12, 2024 11:54 am Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / voronaman ...

Upregulating Lin28a Promotes Axon Regeneration in Adult Mice with Optic Nerve and Spinal Cord Injury. Molecular Therapy, 2020; DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2020.04.010 ...

The peripheral nervous system is the network of nerves strands that branch off from the left and right sides of the spinal cord through openings between each vertebra on the spinal canal. These nerve ...

A thorough understanding of lumbar anatomy is needed to accurately place the epidural catheter and to induce analgesia or anesthesia in the appropriate dermatomes. Anterior landmarks are used to ...

Axons, the nerve fibers that carry electrical signals around the body, cannot regenerate themselves after injury, which is what can make spinal injuries so debilitating.

Active lifestyles may help nerves to heal after spinal injuries Date: April 10, 2019 Source: Imperial College London Summary: Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged ...

A spinal cord contusion indicates some degree of bruising of swelling. Both involve the same mechanics, and when it comes down to it, the nerves are injured," says KDKA Health Editor, Dr. Maria ...

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