Nearly 3 in 10 adults in the United States have experienced lower back pain in any three-month period, making it the most common musculoskeletal pain. Back pain remains one of the leading causes of ...

As people get older, the intervertebral discs in their spine tend to deteriorate, some of which end up being surgically replaced with implants. A new patient-specific spinal model, however, could help ...

Moving complex spine to ASCs saves 60%, but professionals warn that standard facilities aren't ready, as it takes ...

Scientists are studying the mechanisms of spinal cord repair in zebrafish, which unlike humans and other mammals can regenerate their spinal cord following injury. Their findings suggest a family of ...

The Texas Model Spinal Cord Injury System provides services along the entire continuum of care from emergency medical service to long-term follow-up and management of secondary conditions. The TMSCIS ...

Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure in which two or more vertebrae are permanently joined into one solid bone with no space between them. Vertebrae are the small, interlocking bones of the spine. In ...