Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate ...

Early surgical intervention for asymptomatic cervical spinal cord compression only has modest quality of life improvements while having variable cost-effectiveness, according to a study in the June ...

Among patients with compression fractures, outcomes of disability, back pain, and progression of anterior body compression were similar among those treated without a brace or with soft or rigid braces ...

If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can disrupt ...

Long hours of sitting can lead to back stiffness, reduced spinal mobility and muscle tightness, increasing the risk of ...

THURSDAY, May 10, 2018 -- In a new study, a widely used form of spinal surgery was no more effective than placebo in treating spinal fracture pain for people with osteoporosis. Researchers and experts ...

Clinical results of continuous intrathecal or intracavitary administration of sodium butyrate for patients with recurrent and progressive malignant glioma: Experience with 23 cases No significant ...

Jacksonville Jaguars DT DaVon Hamilton overcame a spinal abscess in 2023 that threatened to cause paralysis. Here is the medical perspective.

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is a chronic, progressive deterioration of osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine that is most often related to aging. Radiographic evidence of ...

Spinal stenosis involves the narrowing of one or more spaces within the spinal canal. It can develop due to age-related ...