In the center of your body’s repair system are tiny cells with mighty power—pericytes. These small but active cells surround ...

Cervical laminectomy: To remove excessive pressure from nerve roots, your surgeon will remove a portion of the vertebral bone called the lamina to make more room for your spinal cord and spinal nerve.

Motor Functions - directs your body’s voluntary muscle movements. Sensory Functions – monitors sensation of touch, pressure, temperature and pain. Autonomic Functions – regulates digestion, urination, ...

The top of the nerve is rooted in spinal nerves L2, L3, and L4. These three vertebrae reside near the bottom of your lumbar plexus, a bundle of nerves located in your lower spine.

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a nerve, leading to pain, numbness, or weakness. Also known as radicular ...

July 12 (UPI) -- An investigational cancer drug has been shown to help regenerate damaged nerves after spinal trauma with "remarkable recovery" of sensory and motor functions in animals, British ...

Roccati is one of three men who has had his motor function restored — able to stand, walk, swim, and cycle again — with electrical stimulation of key spinal cord nerves that control lower-body ...

The function of glial cells in the PNS The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. It is responsible for carrying signals to and from the CNS.

There is no cure for spinal stenosis, but patients can manage the disease with non-surgical therapies. Regular exercise that strengthens arms and upper leg muscles to improve balance, walking and ...