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 ...

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 ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains the gold standard for diagnosing IVDD and evaluating spinal cord compression. MRI ...

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 ...

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 ...

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures, also known as spinal compression fractures, are the most common types of fragility fractures in older adults. Typically, initial treatments for such fractures involve ...

You know the feeling: slouching over your laptop like a WFH gremlin, neck craned forward, shoulders practically touching your ...

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 ...

Spinal stenosis involves the narrowing of one or more spaces within the spinal canal. It can develop due to age-related changes, herniated discs, thickened ligaments, or previous injuries, most ...