Advances in tissue engineering offer hope for spinal cord injury repair, utilizing biomaterials, stem cells, and bioactive ...

Neural foraminal stenosis is a common condition that can cause symptoms referred to as a pinched nerve. The neural foramen (spinal foramen) are small holes on the sides of the backbone that are ...

These bundles, called nerves, send information to the brain and spinal cord about the world ... for both movement and sensation. Median nerve anatomy helps inform us about its function.

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have made a significant advancement in the field of spinal cord ... a transgenic mouse model where we can activate specific nerves in the hind paws using ...

However, this “lumbar dorsal ramus syndrome” could not tell the specific nerve level based on their articles. In this paper, we review the normal and pathological anatomy of the spinal dorsal ramus ...

Nearly 10% of adults will experience some form of severe neck pain in any given calendar year. Most cases of neck pain have multiple causes, such as inflamed (swollen) muscles, ligaments, joints or ...

For decades, researchers have revealed the potential mechanism of respiratory nerve plasticity ... introduces the anatomy and physiology of typical respiratory centers, explores alterations in ...

This can probably be attributed to the anatomical characteristics of the C5 ... these two manipulations on the cervical disc, facet joint, nerve roots and spinal cord. Future studies will model ...

Muscles are activated by nerve cells called motor neurons found in the spinal cord. The connections between the motor neurons and muscles are established in the developing embryo. Each motor neuron ...

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA ... In this study, we present evidence that Nemo-like kinase (NLK) promotes disease pathogenesis across multiple SBMA model systems. Most remarkably, loss of ...