MNDs are neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control skeletal muscle activity such as walking, breathing, speaking, and swallowing.

It’s not just the big-name celebrities of the skeleton—the hips and knees and shoulders—that scream at us as we accumulate ...

Following the lead of previous work on mRNA-based vaccines, therapies for spinal cord injuries and more, the method relies upon mineral-coated microparticles to deliver mRNA that encodes for ...

The family of a 13-year-old North Dakota girl has filed a federal lawsuit against the Mayo Clinic and two orthopedic surgeons ...

Recently, Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon at Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) in Meeker, started ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For early postmenopausal women, zoledronate administered at baseline and five years is effective for preventing morphometric vertebral fracture, according ...

Regularly stretching your back, abs, and hamstrings can also help more nutrients reach your spinal discs and tissues. This can reduce inflammation, keep your muscles and joints healthy, and speed up ...

Fort Worth-based Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Center Heritage is the first ASC to earn the advanced certification in spine surgery from The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare ...

Posteriorly, the bony arch encircles the spinal canal (Fig 1). It is composed of transverse processes, facet joints, two pedicles, two laminae, and a spinous process. In the lumbar spine ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

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aDivision of Neurosurgery and Spine Program, Department of Surgery, and Institute of Medical Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada ...