Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

As spinal cord injuries increasingly affect older adults, new research reveals a surprising pattern in recovery. The study ...

This study is the first of its kind in developing an off-label indication for RLS. Other conditions we’re considering ...

A pinched nerve in the spinal region is a common yet often misunderstood condition that affects a significant portion of the population at some point in their lives. This condition not only causes ...

PHILADELPHIA - For years, scientists have been trying to make injured spinal cords grow back, with limited success. Lying awake in bed one night, neurobiologist Douglas H. Smith came up with an ...

Chronic low back pain significantly affects quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Back pain makes it difficult to ...

Spinal stenosis is usually a chronic condition, but treatments can help manage symptoms and prevent disability. Learn more.

If you’ve ever felt aches or pains that radiate down your legs, you may have been dealing with sciatic nerve pain. The sciatic nerve is the biggest in your body and starts in your back and goes down ...

Dr. Paul Christo answers the question: 'Can Damaged Nerves Be Seen On An X-Ray?' — -- Question: Can Damaged Nerves Be Seen On An X-Ray? Answer: Damaged nerves cannot be seen on a regular X-ray.

Various nerves control bladder and bowel function, including the spinal cord, cauda equina, pudendal nerves, and the enteric nervous system, a nerve network in the walls of the digestive tract. These ...