Doctors typically reserve SFS for people who have a spinal curve exceeding 40 degrees. Around 0.1% of the population has a spinal curvature of 40 degrees or greater, so surgery is rare.

The spinal column comprises a series of bones (vertebrae) that are strung together like beads on a lanyard with ligaments and spinal (intervertebral) discs. A pathway of nerves runs through these ...

A new spinal column procedure is promising rapid results with less hospital time. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- At any given time, about one in four Americans is dealing with low back pain.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Melissa Childers remembers vividly the day that changed her life forever. "Went to bed on Jan. 3, 2021, and when I woke up the next morning at six o'clock to get ready for ...

Published: 01 December 2005 Spinal cord compression due to metastasis: surgical resection is superior to radiotherapy Rebecca Doherty Nature Clinical Practice Oncology 2, 605 (2005) Cite this article ...

Known as minimally invasive lumbar decompression, it uses a small implanted device that acts as a lift to create additional space within the spinal column. The device, which doesn't use connecting ...

While muscles and other tissues assist, the lowest portion of the vertebral column—known as the lumbar spine —provides support as you bend, twist, and extend your upper body.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details about how the spinal column forms in developing vertebrates, according to a study published in Developmental Cell. While it has been ...

Özbudak says in all vertebrate species, including humans, the spinal column is composed of segmented vertebral discs. Those discs that form the spine originate in embryonic blueprint segments ...