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 ...

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: ...

A spinal cord injury consists of damage to the spinal cord that results from external trauma including accidents, falls and sports-related injuries, rather than a degenerative disease. The effects ...

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 ...

A lumbar puncture (LP), which is also called a spinal tap, is a common neurological test that's done to examine the cerebrospinal ... Silberstein SD. Low-Pressure Headache. Merck Manual: Consumer ...

A paralysed man with a severed spinal cord has been able to walk again, thanks to an implant developed by a team of Swiss researchers. It is the first time someone who has had a complete cut to ...