Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MDThe thoracic spine is part of your spinal column and is composed of 12 bones that are ...

Antibodies can improve the rehabilitation of people with acute spinal cord injury. Researchers have investigated this with promising results. For the first time, it was possible to identify patient ...

In a groundbreaking development that could change the lives of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries, European ...

These nerve pairs spread throughout your body to deliver commands from your brain and spinal cord to and from parts of your body. Diagram. The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system work ...

Depending on where the spinal cord and nerve roots are damaged ... patient to a "complete" injury which means a total loss of function. Treatment of spinal cord injuries starts with restraining ...

Glial cells, which can be divided into several types, have various important functions ... (PNS: nerves) and oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS: brain and spinal cord).

Indicators of a response to radiation therapy include pain relief and a return to baseline function or improved ... of analgesic administration, nerve blocks, corticosteroid therapy, and side ...

< A patient at the UKHD's Department of Paraplegiology with Laura Heuterhaus: If muscles can be contro ... Source: Heidelberg University Hospital ...