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 ...

A neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist discover promising new ways to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

"In most spinal cord injuries in animals and in people, the spinal cord is not completely severed, but is more likely to be crushed," he says. "It is this crushing or compression of the spinal cord ...

Surgical options for degenerative disk disease include: Decompression surgery, such as a laminectomy or diskectomy, relieves compression of the nerve root for the spinal cord. Stabilization ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

UW Medicine is unveiling an FDA-approved spinal cord therapy in an effort to offer new hope for paralyzed patients.

Spinal stenosis develops when the spaces within the spine begin to narrow, exerting pressure on the spinal cord as well as nerves ... Severe nerve compression can lead to neurological weakness ...

Physical examination findings correspond to the location of the tumor, degree of cord impingement, and duration of involvement. [3] The APN should palpate the entire spine to determine whether ...