Friends of Mangione say he underwent spinal surgery last year for back pain. More Altoona Police Department via Getty Images R.J. Martin, a friend of Mangione's, told The New York Times on Monday ...

The minimally invasive lumbar decompression (mild) procedure provides pain relief and improved physical function for at least a year in patients suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis, according to ...

MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The minimally invasive lumbar decompression (mild ®) procedure provides pain relief and improved physical function for at least a year in patients suffering ...

Scientists have used DBS to restore movement in spinal cord injury patients by targeting the lateral hypothalamus. The therapy enables sustained recovery by reorganizing neural connections. Credit: ...

Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Two Patients Walk After Spinal Cord Injury By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In 2006, Wolfgang Jäger was in his 30s when a ...

Neuroscientists discover a pathway to restore mobility, leveraging deep brain stimulation to activate key neurons and enable walking recovery for individuals with spinal cord injuries. Study ...

Summary: Researchers have identified the lateral hypothalamus (LH) as a key brain region for walking recovery in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, demonstrating that deep brain stimulation (DBS) can ...

What is minimally invasive spinal fusion? Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure to join 2 or more bones (vertebrae) of your spine together permanently. A minimally invasive spinal fusion uses a ...

Lumbar discectomy is a type of surgery to fix a bulging disk in the lower back. This surgery uses smaller cuts (incisions) than an open lumbar discectomy. Your backbone, or spinal column, is made up ...