Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

Upset elderly retired woman massages painful lower back muscles. She is exhausted or has sciatica Spinal Cord Vertebral Column Lumbar Vertebrae of Human Skeleton System Anatomy Animation Concept 3D ...

The spine supports your body, is extremely flexible, and protects the spinal cord - but it's also prone to pain.

What is lumbar spinal stenosis? Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back (lumbar spine). The spinal canal houses the spinal cord and nerves. The narrowing caused by ...

Stryker is selling off its spine implant business—starting with a plan to spin off its U.S. operations before moving on to ...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) ...

Medical examinations revealed that she had spinal TB, and her fifth and sixth dorsal spinal vertebrae had collapsed, compressing her spinal cord and threatening to permanently render her paraplegic.