A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica - back pain that shoots down the leg - have evidence of ...
Study design: Intercostal nerve to spinal nerve root anastomosis in chronic spine-injured patients. Objectives: To analyze the effectiveness of neurogenic bladder reinnervation in spinal cord-injured ...
Bulging or protruding intervertebral discs occupies the intervertebral foramen and nerve roots are compressed. The cross-sectional area of nerve root fibers is reduced, fiber bundles gathered together ...
Duke researchers study an approach that may help millions manage diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy-induced nerve pain.
Among disorders that cause sensory loss, the most distinctive are those that affect the sensory ganglia. These disorders are called sensory neuronopathies or sensory ganglionopathies. 1-5 The sensory ...
A noninvasive MRI technique that measures volumetric changes in paraspinal muscles could transform how doctors assess nerve damage in the cervical spine, which helps guide more precise treatment ...
Neural foraminal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the small openings between the vertebra in the spine which nerve roots pass through. A type of spinal stenosis, neural foraminal stenosis, does not ...
A study has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica -- back pain that shoots down the leg -- have evidence of inflammation in key areas of the nervous system. A study ...